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Household of John Degnan (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, Midlothian, 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 Degnan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Degnan, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Degnan, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Ireland), John (born 1876 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Annie (born 1878 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1881 in Longstone, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Luke (born 1849 in Ireland), John's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Peter (born 1856 in Ireland).


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John Degnan's household

Male

John

Degnan

Head
Female

Annie

Degnan

Wife
Female

Mary

Degnan

Daughter
Male

John

Degnan

Son
Female

Annie

Degnan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Degnan

Son
Male

Luke

Dyle

Lodger
Male

John

O'Donnell

Lodger
Male

Peter

O'Donnell

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

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Degnan

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Annie

Degnan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Mary

Degnan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Ireland

John

Degnan

Son

-

5

1876

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Degnan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Degnan

Son

-

0

1881

Longstone, Midlothian, Scotland

Luke

Dyle

Lodger

Unmarried

32

1849

Ireland

John

O'Donnell

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

Peter

O'Donnell

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Ireland

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