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Household of John Colgan (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Colgan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colgan, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Colgan, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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John Colgan's household

Male

John

Colgan

Head
Female

Mary

Colgan

Wife
Female

Mary

Colgan

Daughter
Female

Annie

Colgan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Colgan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Colgan

Daughter
Male

James

Colgan

Son
Female

Ellen

Colgan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Colgan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colgan

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

Colgan

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Mary

Colgan

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Colgan

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Colgan

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Colgan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Colgan

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Colgan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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