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Household of Matthew Reilly (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

Matthew Reilly and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Reilly, born in 1843 in , consisted of 10 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Mary Reilly, born in 1847 in Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Bridget (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Matthew (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Patrick (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Mother-In-Law, Dorothy (born 1809 in Ireland) and Matthew's Boarder, Bridget (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Matthew Reilly's household

Male

Matthew

Reilly

Head
Female

Mary

Reilly

Wife
Male

John

Reilly

Son
Female

Bridget

Reilly

Daughter
Female

Mary

Reilly

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Reilly

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Reilly

Son
Male

Patrick

Reilly

Son
Female

Dorothy

Purcell

Mother-In-Law
Female

Bridget

McKowan

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Reilly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Reilly

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

Reilly

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ireland

John

Reilly

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Bridget

Reilly

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Reilly

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Reilly

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Matthew

Reilly

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Patrick

Reilly

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Dorothy

Purcell

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Ireland

Bridget

McKowan

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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