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Household of John Rourke (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Rourke and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rourke, born in 1835 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Rourke, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), Jane (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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John Rourke's household

Male

John

Rourke

Head
Female

Ann

Rourke

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Rourke

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rourke

Daughter
Female

Jane

Rourke

Daughter
Male

James

Rourke

Son
Female

Catherine

Rourke

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Rourke

Son
Female

Margaret

Rourke

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Rourke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rourke

Head

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Ann

Rourke

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary Ann

Rourke

Daughter

Single

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Rourke

Daughter

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Rourke

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Rourke

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine

Rourke

Daughter

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Rourke

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Rourke

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

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