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Household of Joseph Comston (born 1861)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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.

Joseph Comston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Comston, born in 1861 in , consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Helen Comston, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Patrick (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Bernard (born 1831 in Ireland), Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1841 in Ireland) and Joseph's Boarder, James (born 1841 in Ireland).


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Joseph Comston's household

Male

Joseph

Comston

Head
Female

Helen

Comston

Wife
Male

Patrick

Comston

Son
Male

James

Comston

Son
Male

Bernard

McPhagin

Boarder
Male

John

Black

Boarder
Male

James

Moran

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Comston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 20
Birth year 1861
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Comston

Head

Married

20

1861

Ireland

Helen

Comston

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Patrick

Comston

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Comston

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bernard

McPhagin

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Ireland

John

Black

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

James

Moran

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Ireland

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