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Household of Abraham Machan (born 1813, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Abraham Machan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Machan, born in 1813 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Sarah Machan, born in 1812 in Monk Fryston, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Frances (born 1849 in Monk Fryston, Yorkshire, England) and Matthew (born 1852 in New Wortley, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Sarah A (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Boarder, Ann Roadhouse, born in 1804 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England.


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Abraham Machan's household

Male

Abraham

Machan

Head
Female

Sarah

Machan

Wife
Female

Frances

Machan

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Machan

Son
Female

Sarah A

Brown

Grand Daughter
Female

Lucy

Brown

Grand Daughter
Female

Ann

Roadhouse

Boarder
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Machan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Machan

Head

Married

68

1813

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Machan

Wife

Married

69

1812

Monk Fryston, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Machan

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Monk Fryston, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Machan

Son

Single

29

1852

New Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Brown

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Brown

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Roadhouse

Boarder

Widow

77

1804

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

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