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Household of Fergus O'Connor Mason (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Fergus O'Connor Mason and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fergus O'Connor Mason, born in 1841 in Marsden, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Fergus was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mason, born in 1840 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Fergus's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1842 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England), Fergus's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England), Fergus's Niece, Sarah E (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Fergus's Niece, Margery (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Fergus O'Connor Mason's household

Male

Fergus

O'Connor Mason

Head
Female

Sarah

Mason

Wife
Female

Mary

Mason

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Smith

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Sister In Law
Female

Sarah E

Smith

Niece
Female

Margery

Smith

Niece
First name(s) Fergus
Last name O'Connor Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Marsden, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fergus

O'Connor Mason

Head

Married

40

1841

Marsden, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mason

Wife

Married

41

1840

Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Mason

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Smith

Sister In Law

Single

39

1842

Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Sister In Law

Single

37

1844

Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Smith

Niece

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Margery

Smith

Niece

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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