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Household of Michael McCarthy (born 1841, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, 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 McCarthy and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael McCarthy, born in 1841 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 10 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Margaret McCarthy, born in 1842 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 7 children; Dennis (born 1865 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1867 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Michael (born 1870 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), James (born 1874 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), John (born 1876 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Wifes Mother, Eliza Cocklin, born in 1815 in Cork, Cork, Ireland.


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Michael McCarthy's household

Male

Michael

McCarthy

Head
Female

Margaret

McCarthy

Wife
Male

Dennis

McCarthy

Son
Female

Mary

McCarthy

Daughter
Male

Michael

McCarthy

Son
Male

James

McCarthy

Son
Male

John

McCarthy

Son
Female

Margaret

McCarthy

Daughter
Female

Ellen

McCarthy

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Cocklin

Wifes Mother
First name(s) Michael
Last name McCarthy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

McCarthy

Head

Married

40

1841

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Margaret

McCarthy

Wife

Married

39

1842

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Dennis

McCarthy

Son

Single

16

1865

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Mary

McCarthy

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Michael

McCarthy

Son

Single

11

1870

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

James

McCarthy

Son

Single

7

1874

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

John

McCarthy

Son

Single

5

1876

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Margaret

McCarthy

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Ellen

McCarthy

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Cocklin

Wifes Mother

Widow

66

1815

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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