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Household of Michael Gaffney (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirknewton & East Calder, 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.

Michael Gaffney and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Gaffney, born in 1850 in , consisted of 10 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Winifred Flinn, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1873 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Brother, Thomas (born 1857 in Ireland), Michael's Boarder, James (born 1856 in Ireland), Michael's Boarder, Ellen (born 1858 in Ireland), Michael's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland) and Michael's Boarder, Thomas (born 1853 in England).


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Michael Gaffney's household

Male

Michael

Gaffney

Head
Female

Winifred

Flinn

Wife
Male

Thomas

Gaffney

Son
Female

Mary

Gaffney

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gaffney

Brother
Female

Catherine

Gaffney

Daughter
Male

James

Mechan

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Connor

Boarder
Male

James

Finnan

Boarder
Male

Thomas

McGenty

Boarder
First name(s) Michael
Last name Gaffney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Gaffney

Head

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Winifred

Flinn

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Thomas

Gaffney

Son

-

8

1873

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Gaffney

Daughter

-

6

1875

Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Gaffney

Brother

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Catherine

Gaffney

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirknewton, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Mechan

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Ellen

Connor

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Ireland

James

Finnan

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

McGenty

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

England

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