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Household of James McMahon (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, 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 McMahon and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James McMahon, born in 1847 in , consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McMahon, born in 1859 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1876 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Andrew (born 1880 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Sarah McMahon, born in 1821 in Ireland.


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James McMahon's household

Male

James

McMahon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McMahon

Wife
Male

James

McMahon

Son
Male

Andrew

McMahon

Son
Female

Sarah

McMahon

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name McMahon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

McMahon

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Elizabeth

McMahon

Wife

Married

22

1859

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

McMahon

Son

-

5

1876

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Andrew

McMahon

Son

-

1

1880

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McMahon

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

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