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Household of John Scanlan (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Scanlan and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scanlan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Scanlan, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Patrick (born 1862 in Ireland), Mary E (born 1865 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Catherine (born 1868 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John T (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Bridgett (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1827 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Charles (born 1828 in Ireland), John's Lodger, John (born 1857 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Bernard (born 1837 in Ireland).


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John Scanlan's household

Male

John

Scanlan

Head
Female

Catherine

Scanlan

Wife
Male

Patrick

Scanlan

Son
Female

Mary E

Scanlan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Scanlan

Daughter
Male

James

Scanlan

Son
Male

John T

Scanlan

Son
Female

Bridgett

Scanlan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Scanlan

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Brennan

Lodger
Male

Charles

McGee

Lodger
Male

John

McCormick

Lodger
Male

Bernard

Scanlon

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Scanlan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Scanlan

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Catherine

Scanlan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Patrick

Scanlan

Son

Single

19

1862

Ireland

Mary E

Scanlan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Scanlan

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

James

Scanlan

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John T

Scanlan

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Bridgett

Scanlan

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Scanlan

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Brennan

Lodger

Single

54

1827

Ireland

Charles

McGee

Lodger

Widower

53

1828

Ireland

John

McCormick

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Ireland

Bernard

Scanlon

Lodger

Married

44

1837

Ireland

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