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Household of Thomas Whelan (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Thomas Whelan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Whelan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Whelan, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary Ann (born 1867 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Michael (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), James W (born 1872 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Catherine (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Ireland) and Thomas's Boarder, Ann (born 1858 in Ireland).


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Thomas Whelan's household

Male

Thomas

Whelan

Head
Female

Ellen

Whelan

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Whelan

Daughter
Male

Michael

Whelan

Son
Male

James W

Whelan

Son
Female

Catherine

Whelan

Daughter
Male

John

Gillespie

Boarder
Male

William

Lofthouse

Boarder
Female

Ann

Corbett

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Whelan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Whelan

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Ellen

Whelan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary Ann

Whelan

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Michael

Whelan

Son

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James W

Whelan

Son

Single

9

1872

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Whelan

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John

Gillespie

Boarder

-

27

1854

Ireland

William

Lofthouse

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Ireland

Ann

Corbett

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ireland

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