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Household of John Rorke (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Rorke and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rorke, born in 1843 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Rorke, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John (born 1874 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Catherine Rorke, born in 1823 in Ireland.


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John Rorke's household

Male

John

Rorke

Head
Female

Catherine

Rorke

Wife
Female

Mary A

Rorke

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rorke

Daughter
Male

John

Rorke

Son
Male

Edward

Rorke

Son
Female

Catherine

Rorke

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Rorke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rorke

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Catherine

Rorke

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Mary A

Rorke

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Jane

Rorke

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Rorke

Son

Single

7

1874

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edward

Rorke

Son

Single

5

1876

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Rorke

Mother

Widow

58

1823

Ireland

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