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Household of John O'Brien (born 1840, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John O'Brien, born in 1840 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary O'Brien, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1869 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Eleanor (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Phillip (born 1875 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Rose (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Phillip Dawson, born in 1837 in Ireland.


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John O'Brien's household

Male

John

O'Brien

Head
Female

Mary

O'Brien

Wife
Male

Edward

O'Brien

Son
Female

Eleanor

O'Brien

Daughter
Male

Phillip

O'Brien

Son
Female

Rose

O'Brien

Daughter
Male

Phillip

Dawson

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name O'Brien
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

O'Brien

Head

Married

41

1840

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

O'Brien

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Edward

O'Brien

Son

Single

12

1869

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Eleanor

O'Brien

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Phillip

O'Brien

Son

Single

6

1875

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rose

O'Brien

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Phillip

Dawson

Visitor

Single

44

1837

Ireland

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