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Household of John Kennedy (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Kennedy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kennedy, born in 1827 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Kennedy, born in 1821 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England), John (born 1880 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1881 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger Head, Michael O'Brien, born in 1849 in Ireland.


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John Kennedy's household

Male

John

Kennedy

Head
Female

Ellen

Kennedy

Wife
Male

Thomas

Kennedy

Son
Male

Michael

O'Brien

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

O'Brien

Wife
Male

John

O'Brien

Son
Female

Catherine

O'Brien

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kennedy

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Ellen

Kennedy

Wife

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Thomas

Kennedy

Son

Single

19

1862

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Michael

O'Brien

Lodger Head

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mary

O'Brien

Wife

Married

23

1858

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

John

O'Brien

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Catherine

O'Brien

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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