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Household of John Mawers (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, 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 Mawers and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mawers, born in 1843 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Mawers, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Hugh (born 1826 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Matthew (born 1851 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Agnes (born 1856 in Ireland).


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John Mawers's household

Male

John

Mawers

Head
Female

Ann

Mawers

Wife
Female

Margaret

Mawers

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mawers

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Mawers

Daughter
Male

John

Mawers

Son
Male

Hugh

Black

Boarder
Male

Matthew

McDonald

Lodger
Female

Agnes

Coyle

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Mawers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mawers

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Ann

Mawers

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Margaret

Mawers

Daughter

-

15

1866

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Mawers

Daughter

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Mawers

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Mawers

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh

Black

Boarder

Unmarried

55

1826

Ireland

Matthew

McDonald

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Agnes

Coyle

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Ireland

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