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Household of William Whelan (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 Whelan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whelan, born in 1851 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Whelan, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, James (born 1825 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Catherine (born 1808 in Ireland).


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William Whelan's household

Male

William

Whelan

Head
Female

Mary

Whelan

Wife
Male

James

Whelan

Son
Male

William

Whelan

Son
Female

Mary

Whelan

Daughter
Male

James

Whelan

Brother
Female

Catherine

Murphy

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Whelan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whelan

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

Whelan

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

James

Whelan

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Whelan

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whelan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Whelan

Brother

Widower

56

1825

Ireland

Catherine

Murphy

Servant

Widow

73

1808

Ireland

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