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Household of Michael Kilroy (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Michael Kilroy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Kilroy, born in 1850 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kilroy, born in 1851 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Boarder Head, Peter Gorden, born in 1853 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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Michael Kilroy's household

Male

Michael

Kilroy

Head
Female

Margaret

Kilroy

Wife
Female

Ellen

Kilroy

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Kilroy

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kilroy

Daughter
Male

Peter

Gorden

Boarder Head
Female

Mary

Gorden

Wife
Male

Joseph

Gorden

Son
Male

James

Gorden

Son
First name(s) Michael
Last name Kilroy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Kilroy

Head

Married

31

1850

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Kilroy

Wife

Married

30

1851

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Kilroy

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Kilroy

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Kilroy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Peter

Gorden

Boarder Head

Married

28

1853

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary

Gorden

Wife

Married

25

1856

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gorden

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Gorden

Son

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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