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Household of James Colgan (born 1821)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.
James Colgan and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Colgan, born in 1821 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Colgan, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1844 in Ireland), Mary (born 1859 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1860 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, Jeremiah (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Sarah (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Grandson, William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1858 in Ireland).
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James Colgan's household
James
Colgan
Head
Catherine
Colgan
Wife
Sarah
O'Connor
Daughter
Mary
Barrett
Daughter
Catherine
Colgan
Daughter
Jeremiah
O'Connor
Grandson
Sarah
O'Connor
Granddaughter
John
McLaughlin
Grandson
William
McLaughlin
Grandson
Mary Ann
Johnson
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Colgan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Colgan | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Ireland | |
Catherine | Colgan | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Ireland | |
Sarah | O'Connor | Daughter | Married | 37 | 1844 | Ireland | |
Mary | Barrett | Daughter | Widow | 22 | 1859 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Catherine | Colgan | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | |
Jeremiah | O'Connor | Grandson | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | O'Connor | Granddaughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | McLaughlin | Grandson | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | McLaughlin | Grandson | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Johnson | Boarder | - | 23 | 1858 | Ireland |
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