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Household of John Degnan (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Degnan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Degnan, born in 1844 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget Degnan, born in 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1871 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Ellen (born 1833 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), John's Sister In Law, Margaret (born 1861 in Congleton, Cheshire, England) and John's Brother In Law, William (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Degnan's household

Male

John

Degnan

Head
Female

Bridget

Degnan

Wife
Female

Annie

Degnan

Daughter
Male

John

Degnan

Son
Female

Ellen

Fletcher

Mother In Law
Female

Margaret

Fletcher

Sister In Law
Male

William

Fletcher

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Degnan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Degnan

Head

Married

37

1844

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Degnan

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Degnan

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Degnan

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Fletcher

Mother In Law

Widow

48

1833

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Fletcher

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Congleton, Cheshire, England

William

Fletcher

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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