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Household of Joseph Dillon (born 1856, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Dillon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dillon, born in 1856 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dillon, born in 1858 in Atherton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1879 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Martin (born 1855 in Cork, Cork, Ireland) and Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Scotland).


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Joseph Dillon's household

Male

Joseph

Dillon

Head
Female

Margaret

Dillon

Wife
Male

Thomas

Dillon

Son
Female

Mary

Dillon

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dillon

Son
Male

Martin

Burke

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Joyce

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dillon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dillon

Head

Married

25

1856

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Margaret

Dillon

Wife

Married

23

1858

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Dillon

Son

Single

4

1877

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dillon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Dillon

Son

Single

0

1881

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Martin

Burke

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Thomas

Joyce

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Scotland

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