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Household of Thomas Phelan (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 Phelan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Phelan, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Phelan, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Ireland), John (born 1874 in Jameston, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1875 in Jameston, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1877 in Jameston, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Jameston, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Phelan's household

Male

Thomas

Phelan

Head
Female

Jane

Phelan

Wife
Male

William

Phelan

Son
Male

John

Phelan

Son
Female

Susan

Phelan

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Phelan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Phelan

Daughter
Male

George

Allan

Boarder
Male

James

Murray

Boarder
Male

John

Gilmore

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Phelan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Phelan

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Jane

Phelan

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

William

Phelan

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ireland

John

Phelan

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Jameston, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Susan

Phelan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Jameston, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Phelan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Jameston, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Phelan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Jameston, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Allan

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Murray

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Gilmore

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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