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Household of John A Handy (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

John A Handy and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John A Handy, born in 1838 in , consisted of 10 members. John A was the head of the household, married to Emma M Handy, born in 1854 in Scotland. They had 4 children; John F (born 1875 in New Brighton, Cheshire, England), Fanny A (born 1877 in Great Crosby, Lancashire, England), Norah E (born 1878 in Great Crosby, Lancashire, England) and Edgar C (born 1880 in Great Crosby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John A's Visitor, Hessie (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John A's Servant, Mary (born 1841 in Ireland), John A's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1863 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) and John A's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John A Handy's household

Male

John A

Handy

Head
Female

Emma M

Handy

Wife
Male

John F

Handy

Son
Female

Fanny A

Handy

Daughter
Female

Norah E

Handy

Daughter
Male

Edgar C

Handy

Son
Female

Hessie

Falloon

Visitor
Female

Mary

Carroll

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Clough

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Major

Servant
First name(s) John A
Last name Handy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John A

Handy

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Emma M

Handy

Wife

Married

27

1854

Scotland

John F

Handy

Son

Single

6

1875

New Brighton, Cheshire, England

Fanny A

Handy

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Great Crosby, Lancashire, England

Norah E

Handy

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Great Crosby, Lancashire, England

Edgar C

Handy

Son

Single

1

1880

Great Crosby, Lancashire, England

Hessie

Falloon

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Carroll

Servant

Widow

40

1841

Ireland

Mary Ann

Clough

Servant

Single

18

1863

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Mary Jane

Major

Servant

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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