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Household of John O'Brien (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 O'Brien and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John O'Brien, born in 1842 in Bridgwater, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane O'Brien, born in 1841 in Puriton, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Michael (born 1879 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, John (born 1794 in Puriton, Somerset, England), John's Stepson, Joseph (born 1863 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), John's Stepson, Thomas (born 1868 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England), John's Stepson, Henry (born 1872 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England) and John's Stepson, Edward (born 1876 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England).


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John O'Brien's household

Male

John

O'Brien

Head
Female

Jane

O'Brien

Wife
Male

John

Chidley

Father In Law
Male

Joseph

Barnard

Stepson
Male

Thomas

Barnard

Stepson
Male

Henry

Barnard

Stepson
Male

Edward

Barnard

Stepson
Male

Michael

O'Brien

Son
Male

Richard

O'Brien

Son
First name(s) John
Last name O'Brien
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

O'Brien

Head

Married

39

1842

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Jane

O'Brien

Wife

Married

40

1841

Puriton, Somerset, England

John

Chidley

Father In Law

Widower

87

1794

Puriton, Somerset, England

Joseph

Barnard

Stepson

Single

18

1863

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Thomas

Barnard

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Henry

Barnard

Stepson

Single

9

1872

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Edward

Barnard

Stepson

Single

5

1876

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Michael

O'Brien

Son

Single

2

1879

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Richard

O'Brien

Son

Single

1

1880

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

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