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Household of John McCarthy (born 1847)

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 McCarthy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McCarthy, born in 1847 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet McCarthy, born in 1846 in Crowle, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; James E (born 1875 in Lees, Lancashire, England) and Clare (born 1879 in Lees, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Minnie (born 1869 in Crowle, Lancashire, England) and John's Step Daughter, Florence (born 1872 in Lincolnshire, England).


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John McCarthy's household

Male

John

McCarthy

Head
Female

Harriet

McCarthy

Wife
Female

Minnie

May

Step Daughter
Female

Florence

May

Step Daughter
Male

James E

McCarthy

Son
Female

Clare

McCarthy

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name McCarthy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McCarthy

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Harriet

McCarthy

Wife

Married

35

1846

Crowle, Lincolnshire, England

Minnie

May

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Crowle, Lancashire, England

Florence

May

Step Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lincolnshire, England

James E

McCarthy

Son

Single

6

1875

Lees, Lancashire, England

Clare

McCarthy

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lees, Lancashire, England

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