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Household of John McElroy (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 McElroy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John McElroy, born in 1842 in Newton Heath, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McElroy, born in 1847 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sabrina (born 1873 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England), Thomas E (born 1874 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Ambrose Hobson, born in 1854 in Crumpsall, Lancashire, England.


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John McElroy's household

Male

John

McElroy

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McElroy

Wife
Female

Sabrina

McElroy

Daughter
Male

Thomas E

McElroy

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McElroy

Daughter
Male

John

McElroy

Son
Male

Ambrose

Hobson

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name McElroy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

McElroy

Head

Married

39

1842

Newton Heath, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

McElroy

Wife

Married

34

1847

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Sabrina

McElroy

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Thomas E

McElroy

Son

Single

7

1874

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

McElroy

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

John

McElroy

Son

Single

1

1880

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

Ambrose

Hobson

Brother In Law

Single

27

1854

Crumpsall, Lancashire, England

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