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Household of John Rourke (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rourke, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rourke, born in 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Martha (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Nora (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Mary (born 1849 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, May (born 1855 in Ireland).


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John Rourke's household

Male

John

Rourke

Head
Female

Margaret

Rourke

Wife
Male

Charles

Rourke

Son
Female

Martha

Rourke

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rourke

Daughter
Female

Mary

Galvin

Boarder
Female

Nora

Galvin

Daughter
Female

May

McJory

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Rourke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rourke

Head

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Rourke

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Rourke

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Rourke

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Rourke

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Galvin

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Ireland

Nora

Galvin

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

May

McJory

Lodger

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

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