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Household of John O'Brien (born 1856, Lancashire)

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 O'Brien and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John O'Brien, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy O'Brien, born in 1857 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Bootle, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1881 in Bootle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ruth Wilson, born in 1820 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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John O'Brien's household

Male

John

O'Brien

Head
Female

Dorothy

O'Brien

Wife
Male

William

O'Brien

Son
Female

Ruth

O'Brien

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Wilson

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name O'Brien
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

O'Brien

Head

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

O'Brien

Wife

Married

24

1857

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

William

O'Brien

Son

Single

2

1879

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Ruth

O'Brien

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bootle, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Wilson

Mother In Law

Widow

61

1820

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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