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Household of John Colgan (born 1844, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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.

John Colgan and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colgan, born in 1844 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alison Colgan, born in 1847 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1868 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Colgan's household

Male

John

Colgan

Head
Female

Alison

Colgan

Wife
Male

John

Colgan

Son
Male

Charles

Colgan

Son
Female

Mary

Colgan

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Colgan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colgan

Head

Married

37

1844

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alison

Colgan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Colgan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Colgan

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Colgan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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