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Household of Peter Reaftery (born 1837, Roscommon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Peter Reaftery and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Reaftery, born in 1837 in Roscommon, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Reaftery, born in 1852 in Mayo, Ireland. They had 4 children; Patrick (born 1864 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Julia (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Relation, Ellen (born 1861 in Mayo, Ireland) and Peter's Relation, Catherine (born 1862 in Mayo, Ireland).


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Peter Reaftery's household

Male

Peter

Reaftery

Head
Female

Mary

Reaftery

Wife
Male

Patrick

Reaftery

Son
Female

Ellen

Reaftery

Daughter
Female

Kate

Reaftery

Daughter
Female

Julia

Reaftery

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Rorke

Relation
Female

Catherine

Rorke

Relation
First name(s) Peter
Last name Reaftery
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Roscommon, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Reaftery

Head

Married

44

1837

Roscommon, Ireland

Mary

Reaftery

Wife

Married

29

1852

Mayo, Ireland

Patrick

Reaftery

Son

Single

17

1864

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Reaftery

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Reaftery

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Julia

Reaftery

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Rorke

Relation

Single

20

1861

Mayo, Ireland

Catherine

Rorke

Relation

Single

19

1862

Mayo, Ireland

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