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Household of Absolom Kennedy (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Absolom Kennedy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Absolom Kennedy, born in 1834 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Absolom was the head of the household, married to Mary Kennedy, born in 1831 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jemima (born 1857 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1864 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1867 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Absolom's Niece, Agnes F Kennedy, born in 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Absolom Kennedy's household

Male

Absolom

Kennedy

Head
Female

Mary

Kennedy

Wife
Male

John

Kennedy

Son
Female

Jemima

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Ann

Kennedy

Daughter
Female

Agnes F

Kennedy

Niece
First name(s) Absolom
Last name Kennedy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Absolom

Kennedy

Head

Married

47

1834

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Kennedy

Wife

Married

50

1831

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Kennedy

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Kennedy

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Kennedy

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Kennedy

Daughter

-

14

1867

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes F

Kennedy

Niece

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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