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Household of John Edgan (born 1824, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Edgan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edgan, born in 1824 in Warrington, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John Thos (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Eliza (born 1850 in St Helens, Lancashire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Robert Edgar, born 1880 in Little Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Robert Simister, born in 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Edgan's household

Male

John

Edgan

Head
Male

John Thos

Edgan

Son
Male

William

Edgan

Son
Female

Eliza

Simister

Daughter
Male

Robert

Simister

Son In Law
Male

Robert Edgar

Simister

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Edgan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Warrington, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Edgan

Head

Widower

57

1824

Warrington, Lancashire, England

John Thos

Edgan

Son

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Edgan

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Simister

Daughter

Married

31

1850

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Robert

Simister

Son In Law

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert Edgar

Simister

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Little Bolton, Lancashire, England

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