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Household of Joseph Whelan (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Whelan and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Whelan, born in 1834 in , consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Whelan, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 9 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Francis (born 1870 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Mary (born 1859 in Ireland) and Joseph's Boarder, Michael J (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Whelan's household

Male

Joseph

Whelan

Head
Female

Ellen

Whelan

Wife
Female

Margaret

Whelan

Daughter
Male

John

Whelan

Son
Female

Mary

Whelan

Daughter
Female

Ann

Whelan

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Whelan

Son
Male

Francis

Whelan

Son
Male

William

Whelan

Son
Female

Ellen

Whelan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Whelan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brannan

Boarder
Male

Michael J

Brannan

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Whelan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Whelan

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Ellen

Whelan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Margaret

Whelan

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Whelan

Son

Single

20

1861

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Whelan

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Whelan

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Whelan

Son

Single

13

1868

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Whelan

Son

Single

11

1870

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

William

Whelan

Son

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Whelan

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Whelan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Brannan

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Michael J

Brannan

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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