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Household of John Mc Elroy (born 1844)

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 Mc Elroy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mc Elroy, born in 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mc Elroy, born in 1838 in Ireland. They had 5 children; George (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Samuel J (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth E (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and James T (born 1872 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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John Mc Elroy's household

Male

John

Mc Elroy

Head
Female

Margaret

Mc Elroy

Wife
Male

George

Mc Elroy

Son
Male

Samuel J

Mc Elroy

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Mc Elroy

Daughter
Male

Henry

Mc Elroy

Son
Male

James T

Mc Elroy

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Mc Elroy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mc Elroy

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Margaret

Mc Elroy

Wife

Married

43

1838

Ireland

George

Mc Elroy

Son

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Samuel J

Mc Elroy

Son

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth E

Mc Elroy

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Henry

Mc Elroy

Son

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James T

Mc Elroy

Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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