Davis O'Leary in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Davis O'Leary of 7 Wells Pla East, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Davis
Last name: O'Leary
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth year: 1831
Occupation: Labourer
Birth town: —
Birth county: —
Birth place: —
Street: 7 Wells Pla East
Town: —
Parish: Whitechapel
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Whitechapel

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Norah	Last name O'Leary	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 45	Birth year 1836	Occupation -	Birth place -
First name(s) Margaret	Last name O'Leary	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Sack Maker	Birth place -
First name(s) Mary Ann	Last name O'Leary	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Scholar	Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Catherine	Last name O'Leary	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Julia	Last name O'Leary	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Ellen	Last name O'Leary	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 1	Birth year 1880	Occupation -	Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Dennis Danis	Last name O'Leary	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

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'Leary family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Davis O'Leary and 7 other people

O'Leary family summary

NAME: Davis O'Leary
BORN: 1831
BIRTH COUNTY: -
ADDRESS IN 1881: Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England