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Household of John McCarthy (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 McCarthy and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCarthy, born in 1845 in Westminster, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia McCarthy, born in 1846 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Daniel (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and James (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Robert (born 1840 in Plaistow, Essex, England), John's Boarder, Robert (born 1831 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and John's Boarder, Charles (born 1845 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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John McCarthy's household

Male

John

McCarthy

Head
Female

Sophia

McCarthy

Wife
Male

John

McCarthy

Son
Male

Daniel

McCarthy

Son
Female

Ellen

McCarthy

Daughter
Male

James

McCarthy

Son
Male

Robert

Hawthorn

Boarder
Male

Robert

Turner

Boarder
Male

Charles

Wood

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name McCarthy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Westminster, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCarthy

Head

Married

36

1845

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sophia

McCarthy

Wife

Married

35

1846

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

McCarthy

Son

Single

13

1868

Plaistow, Essex, England

Daniel

McCarthy

Son

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ellen

McCarthy

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

James

McCarthy

Son

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Robert

Hawthorn

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Plaistow, Essex, England

Robert

Turner

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Plaistow, Essex, England

Charles

Wood

Boarder

Single

36

1845

Plaistow, Essex, England

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