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Household of James McEvoy (born 1826, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

James McEvoy and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McEvoy, born in 1826 in Knutsford, Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane McEvoy, born in 1825 in Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Ellen D (born 1858 in Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1860 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Elizabeth B (born 1864 in Lancashire, England), John W (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles S (born 1867 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), George A J (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary J (born 1854 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law Visitor, James (born 1856 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Margaret (born 1833 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England) and James's Sister, Edie (born 1856 in South Africa).


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James McEvoy's household

Male

James

McEvoy

Head
Female

Jane

McEvoy

Wife
Female

Ellen D

McEvoy

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

McEvoy

Daughter
Male

James

McEvoy

Son
Female

Elizabeth B

McEvoy

Daughter
Male

John W

McEvoy

Son
Male

Charles S

McEvoy

Son
Male

George A J

McEvoy

Son
Male

James

Mills

Son In Law Visitor
Female

Mary J

Mills

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Matteson

Sister
Female

Edie

Matteson

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name McEvoy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McEvoy

Head

Married

55

1826

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Jane

McEvoy

Wife

Married

56

1825

Lancashire, England

Ellen D

McEvoy

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Lancashire, England

Margaret A

McEvoy

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

James

McEvoy

Son

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth B

McEvoy

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

John W

McEvoy

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles S

McEvoy

Son

Single

14

1867

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

George A J

McEvoy

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Mills

Son In Law Visitor

Married

25

1856

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J

Mills

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Matteson

Sister

Married

48

1833

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Edie

Matteson

Sister

Single

25

1856

South Africa

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