Ellen O'Brien in Glamorganshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Ellen O'Brien of 16 Tyndal Street, Cardiff St Mary, Glamorganshire, Wales

First name(s): Ellen
Last name: O'Brien
Relationship: Wife
Marital status: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Birth year: 1846
Occupation: General Laborer Wife
Birth town: Cardiff
Birth county: Glamorganshire
Birth place: Wales
Street: 16 Tyndal Street
Town: —
Parish: Cardiff St Mary
County: Glamorganshire
Country: Wales
Registration district: Cardiff

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Patrick	Last name O'Brien	Relationship Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 50	Birth year 1831	Occupation General Laborer	Birth place Ireland
First name(s) James	Last name O'Brien	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Bartholomew	Last name O'Brien	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Ellen	Last name O'Brien	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Daniel	Last name O'Brien	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Joseph	Last name O'Brien	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) James	Last name Brenan	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 42	Birth year 1839	Occupation General Laborer	Birth place Ireland
First name(s) Mary	Last name Brenan	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 39	Birth year 1842	Occupation General Laborer Wife	Birth place Ireland
First name(s) Daniel	Last name Mc Carthy	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 27	Birth year 1854	Occupation General Laborer	Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name(s) Johanna	Last name Mc Carthy	Relationship Boarder	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 24	Birth year 1857	Occupation General Laborer Wife	Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole O'Brien family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Ellen O'Brien and 10 other people

O'Brien family summary

NAME: Ellen O'Brien
BORN: 1846
BIRTH COUNTY: Glamorganshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Cardiff St Mary, Glamorganshire, Wales