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Household of William Kennedy (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Kennedy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kennedy, born in 1845 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Kennedy, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Annie (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and May Eliz (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Ellen Henny, born in 1831 in Ireland.


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William Kennedy's household

Male

William

Kennedy

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Kennedy

Wife
Female

Jane

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

May Eliz

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Henny

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kennedy

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Elizabeth

Kennedy

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Jane

Kennedy

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ellen

Kennedy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Annie

Kennedy

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret

Kennedy

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

May Eliz

Kennedy

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ellen

Henny

Mother In Law

Widow

50

1831

Ireland

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