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Household of John Colligan (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Colligan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Colligan, born in 1839 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Colligan, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1862 in Ireland), Mary (born 1864 in Ireland), Ellen (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Alexander Carr, born in 1831 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Colligan's household

Male

John

Colligan

Head
Female

Ellen

Colligan

Wife
Male

James

Colligan

Son
Female

Mary

Colligan

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Colligan

Daughter
Female

Annie

Colligan

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Colligan

Son
Female

Catherine

Colligan

Daughter
Male

John

Colligan

Son
Male

Alexander

Carr

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Colligan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Colligan

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Ellen

Colligan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

James

Colligan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Mary

Colligan

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

Ellen

Colligan

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Annie

Colligan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

Colligan

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Colligan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Colligan

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Carr

Visitor

Unmarried

50

1831

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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