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Household of William Kearns (born 1828, Mayo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Kearns and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kearns, born in 1828 in Mayo, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bridget Kearns, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1869 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Timothy (born 1875 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1879 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Margaret (born 1831 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, Ellen (born 1851 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).


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William Kearns's household

Male

William

Kearns

Head
Female

Bridget

Kearns

Wife
Female

Annie

Kearns

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kearns

Daughter
Male

William

Kearns

Son
Male

Timothy

Kearns

Son
Male

John

Kearns

Son
Female

Margaret

Quinn

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Donovan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Kearns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Mayo, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kearns

Head

Married

53

1828

Mayo, Ireland

Bridget

Kearns

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Annie

Kearns

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Mary

Kearns

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Kearns

Son

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Timothy

Kearns

Son

Single

6

1875

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

John

Kearns

Son

Single

2

1879

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Quinn

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Donovan

Boarder

Widow

30

1851

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

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