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Household of John Geghan (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 Geghan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Geghan, born in 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Geghan, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England), John (born 1863 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1877 in Eccles, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Orphan, Maggie (born 1878 in Lancashire, England), John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1801 in Ireland) and John's Boarder Lodger, James (born 1859 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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John Geghan's household

Male

John

Geghan

Head
Female

Eliza

Geghan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Geghan

Son
Male

John

Geghan

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Geghan

Daughter
Female

Maggie

O'Hara

Orphan
Female

Mary

Quigley

Mother In Law
Male

James

Hurst

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Geghan

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Eliza

Geghan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Thomas

Geghan

Son

Single

20

1861

Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England

John

Geghan

Son

Single

18

1863

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Geghan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Maggie

O'Hara

Orphan

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Mary

Quigley

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Ireland

James

Hurst

Boarder Lodger

Single

22

1859

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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