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Household of John Commons (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Commons and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Commons, born in 1838 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Commons, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Balinda (born 1867 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Margaret McTie, born in 1821 in Scotland.


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John Commons's household

Male

John

Commons

Head
Female

Mary

Commons

Wife
Female

Mary J

Commons

Daughter
Female

Balinda

Commons

Daughter
Male

James

Commons

Son
Female

Ann

Commons

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McTie

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Commons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Commons

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Mary

Commons

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary J

Commons

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Balinda

Commons

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James

Commons

Son

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ann

Commons

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Margaret

McTie

Boarder

Widow

60

1821

Scotland

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