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Household of John O'Brien (born 1826, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John O'Brien, born in 1826 in Kingstown, Cumberland, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget O'Brien, born in 1831 in Kingstown, Cumberland, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1856 in Kingstown, Cumberland, England), Ellen (born 1857 in Kingstown, Cumberland, England), Annie (born 1860 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), James (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Thomas (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Bridget (born 1879 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and James Patrick (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Michael (born 1860 in Westmeath, Ireland), John's Nephew, Philip (born 1857 in Kingstown, Cumberland, England) and John's Lodger, Patrick (born 1851 in Galway, Galway, Ireland).


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John O'Brien's household

Male

John

O'Brien

Head
Female

Bridget

O'Brien

Wife
Female

Mary

O'Brien

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Connor

Daughter
Female

Annie

Travers

Daughter
Male

John

O'Brien

Son
Male

James

O'Brien

Son
Male

Thomas

O'Brien

Son
Male

Michael

Travers

Son In Law
Male

Philip

Smyth

Nephew
Female

Bridget

Connor

Grand Daughter
Male

James Patrick

Connor

Grand Son
Male

Patrick

Bannon

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name O'Brien
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Kingstown, Cumberland, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

O'Brien

Head

Married

55

1826

Kingstown, Cumberland, England

Bridget

O'Brien

Wife

Married

50

1831

Kingstown, Cumberland, England

Mary

O'Brien

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Kingstown, Cumberland, England

Ellen

Connor

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Kingstown, Cumberland, England

Annie

Travers

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Cheshire, England

John

O'Brien

Son

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

O'Brien

Son

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

O'Brien

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Michael

Travers

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Westmeath, Ireland

Philip

Smyth

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Kingstown, Cumberland, England

Bridget

Connor

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James Patrick

Connor

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Bannon

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Galway, Galway, Ireland

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