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Household of John O'Kell (born 1820, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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'Kell and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John O'Kell, born in 1820 in Ditton, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary O'Kell, born in 1825 in Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; William G (born 1845 in Cheshire, England), John C (born 1851 in Cheshire, England), Emma E (born 1854 in Cheshire, England), Edwin W (born 1856 in Cheshire, England), Philip H (born 1859 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Maria H (born 1861 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Jessie (born 1863 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Assistant, James (born 1858 in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales), John's Assistant, Samuel (born 1861 in Flintshire, Wales), John's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Denbighshire, Wales) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Denbighshire, Wales).


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John O'Kell's household

Male

John

O'Kell

Head
Female

Mary

O'Kell

Wife
Male

William G

O'Kell

Son
Male

John C

O'Kell

Son
Female

Emma E

O'Kell

Daughter
Male

Edwin W

O'Kell

Son
Male

Philip H

O'Kell

Son
Female

Maria H

O'Kell

Daughter
Female

Jessie

O'Kell

Daughter
Female

Annie

O'Kell

Daughter
Male

James

Dowell

Assistant
Male

Samuel

Roberts

Assistant
Female

Ann

Jones

Servant
Female

Mary

Evans

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name O'Kell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Ditton, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

O'Kell

Head

Married

61

1820

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Mary

O'Kell

Wife

Married

56

1825

Cheshire, England

William G

O'Kell

Son

Single

36

1845

Cheshire, England

John C

O'Kell

Son

Single

30

1851

Cheshire, England

Emma E

O'Kell

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Cheshire, England

Edwin W

O'Kell

Son

Single

25

1856

Cheshire, England

Philip H

O'Kell

Son

Single

22

1859

Chester, Cheshire, England

Maria H

O'Kell

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chester, Cheshire, England

Jessie

O'Kell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie

O'Kell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chester, Cheshire, England

James

Dowell

Assistant

Single

23

1858

Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales

Samuel

Roberts

Assistant

Single

20

1861

Flintshire, Wales

Ann

Jones

Servant

Single

20

1861

Denbighshire, Wales

Mary

Evans

Servant

Single

20

1861

Denbighshire, Wales

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