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Household of John Kennedy (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kennedy, born in 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Kennedy, born in 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Owen (born 1855 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Jane (born 1859 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Hugh (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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John Kennedy's household

Male

John

Kennedy

Head
Female

Mary A

Kennedy

Wife
Male

John

Kennedy

Son
Male

Joseph

Kennedy

Son
Male

Edward

Kennedy

Son
Male

Owen

Ward

Lodger
Female

Jane

Ward

Lodger
Male

Hugh

Ward

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kennedy

Head

Married

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Kennedy

Wife

Married

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John

Kennedy

Son

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Kennedy

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edward

Kennedy

Son

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Owen

Ward

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Jane

Ward

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Hugh

Ward

Lodger

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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