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Household of Norah Cavanagh (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Norah Cavanagh and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Norah Cavanagh, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. Norah was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Catherine (born 1860 in Ireland), Mary (born 1862 in Ireland), William (born 1863 in Ireland), Michael (born 1866 in Ireland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Ireland) and James (born 1870 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were Norah's Cousin, Maria (born 1863 in Ireland), Norah's Lodger, William (born 1864 in Prescott, Lancashire, England) and Norah's Lodger, Bridget (born 1853 in Ireland).


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Norah Cavanagh's household

Female

Norah

Cavanagh

Head
Female

Catherine

Cavanagh

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cavanagh

Daughter
Male

William

Cavanagh

Son
Male

Michael

Cavanagh

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cavanagh

Daughter
Male

James

Cavanagh

Son
Female

Maria

Chambers

Cousin
Male

William

Horan

Lodger
Female

Bridget

Gralish

Lodger
First name(s) Norah
Last name Cavanagh
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Norah

Cavanagh

Head

Widow

42

1839

Ireland

Catherine

Cavanagh

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Ireland

Mary

Cavanagh

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ireland

William

Cavanagh

Son

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Michael

Cavanagh

Son

Single

15

1866

Ireland

Elizabeth

Cavanagh

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ireland

James

Cavanagh

Son

Single

11

1870

Ireland

Maria

Chambers

Cousin

Single

18

1863

Ireland

William

Horan

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Prescott, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Gralish

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Ireland

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