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Household of Thomas O'Brien (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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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.

Thomas O'Brien and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas O'Brien, born in 1840 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Christina O'Brien, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Denis (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Morry (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Beatson, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas O'Brien's household

Male

Thomas

O'Brien

Head
Female

Christina

O'Brien

Wife
Male

Denis

O'Brien

Son
Male

Thomas

O'Brien

Son
Male

John

O'Brien

Son
Female

Jane

O'Brien

Daughter
Female

Morry

O'Brien

Daughter
Female

Margaret

O'Brien

Daughter
Male

James

O'Brien

Son
Male

John

Beatson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name O'Brien
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

O'Brien

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Christina

O'Brien

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Denis

O'Brien

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

O'Brien

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

O'Brien

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

O'Brien

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Morry

O'Brien

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

O'Brien

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

O'Brien

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Beatson

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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