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Household of John Scannell (born 1836, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 Scannell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scannell, born in 1836 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Scannell, born in 1841 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 3 children; John (born 1860 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Honorah (born 1865 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1868 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Thomas (born 1856 in Cork, Cork, Ireland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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John Scannell's household

Male

John

Scannell

Head
Female

Margaret

Scannell

Wife
Male

John

Scannell

Son
Female

Honorah

Scannell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scannell

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Smith

Cousin
Male

John

Murphy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Scannell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scannell

Head

Married

45

1836

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Margaret

Scannell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cork, Cork, Ireland

John

Scannell

Son

Single

21

1860

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Honorah

Scannell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Scannell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Smith

Cousin

Single

25

1856

Cork, Cork, Ireland

John

Murphy

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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