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Household of John Whelan (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, Renfrewshire, 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 Whelan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whelan, born in 1835 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whelan, born in 1838 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1862 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1869 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Catherine (born 1863 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, George (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Whelan's household

Male

John

Whelan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whelan

Wife
Female

Annie

Whelan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Whelan

Daughter
Female

Grace

Whelan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Murphy

Boarder
Male

George

Williams

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

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whelan

Head

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Elizabeth

Whelan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Whelan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Whelan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

Whelan

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Murphy

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

George

Williams

Boarder

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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