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Household of Michael Rourke (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Rourke and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Rourke, born in 1839 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Ann Rourke, born in 1849 in Litton, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Patrick (born 1868 in Tideswell, Derbyshire, England), Michael (born 1870 in Tideswell, Derbyshire, England), Julia (born 1873 in Tideswell, Derbyshire, England) and Mary (born 1876 in Tideswell, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Lodger Head, James (born 1859 in Tideswell, Derbyshire, England) and Michael's Lodger, Sarah (born 1859 in Glossop, Derbyshire, England).


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Michael Rourke's household

Male

Michael

Rourke

Head
Female

Ann

Rourke

Wife
Male

Patrick

Rourke

Son
Male

Michael

Rourke

Son
Female

Julia

Rourke

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rourke

Daughter
Male

James

Goragan

Lodger Head
Female

Sarah

Goragan

Lodger
First name(s) Michael
Last name Rourke
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Rourke

Head

Married

42

1839

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Ann

Rourke

Wife

Married

32

1849

Litton, Derbyshire, England

Patrick

Rourke

Son

Single

13

1868

Tideswell, Derbyshire, England

Michael

Rourke

Son

Single

11

1870

Tideswell, Derbyshire, England

Julia

Rourke

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tideswell, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Rourke

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tideswell, Derbyshire, England

James

Goragan

Lodger Head

Married

22

1859

Tideswell, Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Goragan

Lodger

Married

22

1859

Glossop, Derbyshire, England

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