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Household of John McCarthy (born 1843, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 McCarthy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCarthy, born in 1843 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A McCarthy, born in 1846 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Denis (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Darlington, Durham, England), Hugh (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, Charles McCarthy, born in 1853 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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John McCarthy's household

Male

John

McCarthy

Head
Female

Mary A

McCarthy

Wife
Female

Sarah A

McCarthy

Daughter
Male

Denis

McCarthy

Son
Female

Mary E

McCarthy

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McCarthy

Son
Female

Catherine

McCarthy

Daughter
Male

Charles

McCarthy

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name McCarthy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCarthy

Head

Married

38

1843

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Mary A

McCarthy

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

McCarthy

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Denis

McCarthy

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

McCarthy

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Darlington, Durham, England

Hugh

McCarthy

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

McCarthy

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Charles

McCarthy

Brother

Single

28

1853

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

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