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Household of John Metcalf (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Metcalf and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Metcalf, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Metcalf, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1855 in Longford, Ireland), John's Boarder, Michael (born 1855 in Longford, Ireland), John's Boarder, John (born 1826 in Longford, Ireland), John's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Longford, Ireland), John's Visitor, John (born 1847 in Longford, Ireland), John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1850 in Ireland) and John's Visitor, Eliza (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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John Metcalf's household

Male

John

Metcalf

Head
Female

Eliza

Metcalf

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mc Avoy

Boarder
Male

Michael

Mc Donald

Boarder
Male

John

Mc Donald

Boarder
Male

William

Murtha

Boarder
Male

John

Gillan

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Gillan

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Gillan

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Metcalf
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Metcalf

Head

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Metcalf

Wife

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Mc Avoy

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Longford, Ireland

Michael

Mc Donald

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Longford, Ireland

John

Mc Donald

Boarder

Single

55

1826

Longford, Ireland

William

Murtha

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Longford, Ireland

John

Gillan

Visitor

Married

34

1847

Longford, Ireland

Eliza

Gillan

Visitor

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Eliza

Gillan

Visitor

Married

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

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