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Household of James McCarthy (born 1850, Mayo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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.

James McCarthy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McCarthy, born in 1850 in Mayo, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret McCarthy, born in 1863 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1881 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Mathias (born 1855 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, Catharine (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), James's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), James's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Robert (born 1851 in Norfolk, England).


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James McCarthy's household

Male

James

McCarthy

Head
Female

Margaret

McCarthy

Wife
Female

Margaret

McCarthy

Daughter
Male

Mathias

Ward

Boarder
Female

Catharine

Ward

Boarder
Male

William

Reynolds

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Reynolds

Boarder
Male

Robert

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name McCarthy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Mayo, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McCarthy

Head

Married

31

1850

Mayo, Ireland

Margaret

McCarthy

Wife

Married

18

1863

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

McCarthy

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Mathias

Ward

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Catharine

Ward

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Reynolds

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Reynolds

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Robert

Smith

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Norfolk, England

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