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Household of John Carrigan (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

John Carrigan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Carrigan, born in 1828 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Carrigan, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1860 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Martin (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Bernard (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Catherine (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1806 in Ireland).


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John Carrigan's household

Male

John

Carrigan

Head
Female

Sarah

Carrigan

Wife
Male

Edward

Carrigan

Son
Male

James

Carrigan

Son
Male

Martin

Carrigan

Son
Male

Bernard

Carrigan

Son
Female

Catherine

Carrigan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Carrigan

Niece
Female

Jane

Welsh

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Carrigan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Carrigan

Head

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Sarah

Carrigan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Edward

Carrigan

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Carrigan

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Martin

Carrigan

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Bernard

Carrigan

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Carrigan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Carrigan

Niece

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Welsh

Mother-In-Law

Widow

75

1806

Ireland

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