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Household of John Kirwan (born 1845, Wexford)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Kirwan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kirwan, born in 1845 in Wexford, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kirwan, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Catherine (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Bootle, Cumberland, England), Edward (born 1878 in Bootle, Cumberland, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Bootle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, John (born 1861 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, William (born 1847 in Kilkenny, Ireland).


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John Kirwan's household

Male

John

Kirwan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kirwan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Kirwan

Son
Female

Catherine

Kirwan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kirwan

Daughter
Male

Edward

Kirwan

Son
Female

Mary

Kirwan

Daughter
Male

John

Mc Hugh

Lodger
Male

William

Dwyre

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Kirwan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wexford, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kirwan

Head

Married

36

1845

Wexford, Ireland

Elizabeth

Kirwan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Thomas

Kirwan

Son

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Kirwan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Kirwan

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Edward

Kirwan

Son

Single

3

1878

Bootle, Cumberland, England

Mary

Kirwan

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bootle, Cumberland, England

John

Mc Hugh

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

William

Dwyre

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Kilkenny, Ireland

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