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Household of William Kennedy (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kennedy, born in 1840 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Julia Kennedy, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 8 children; Ellen (born 1862 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Martin (born 1864 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1867 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), James (born 1869 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Daniel (born 1872 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1874 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1877 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Edward (born 1879 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Relative, Ellen Brown, born in 1797 in Ireland.


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William Kennedy's household

Male

William

Kennedy

Head
Female

Julia

Kennedy

Wife
Female

Ellen

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

Martin

Kennedy

Son
Female

Catherine

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

James

Kennedy

Son
Male

Daniel

Kennedy

Son
Male

John

Kennedy

Son
Female

Mary

Kennedy

Daughter
Male

Edward

Kennedy

Son
Female

Ellen

Brown

Relative
First name(s) William
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kennedy

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Julia

Kennedy

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Ellen

Kennedy

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Martin

Kennedy

Son

Single

17

1864

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Catherine

Kennedy

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Kennedy

Son

Single

12

1869

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Daniel

Kennedy

Son

Single

9

1872

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Kennedy

Son

Single

7

1874

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Kennedy

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edward

Kennedy

Son

Single

2

1879

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Brown

Relative

Widow

84

1797

Ireland

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