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Household of Martha Colgan (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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.

Martha Colgan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Colgan, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Martha was the head of the household, married to Mary E Colgan, born in 1862 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Mary E (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), Lilly (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Austin (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Bernard (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph S (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Martha's Boarder, Maria Ibbotson, born in 1808 in Yorkshire, England.


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Martha Colgan's household

Female

Martha

Colgan

Head
Female

Mary E

Colgan

Daughter
Male

Henry

Colgan

Son
Female

Ada

Colgan

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Colgan

Daughter
Male

Austin

Colgan

Son
Male

Bernard

Colgan

Son
Male

John

Colgan

Son
Male

Joseph S

Colgan

Son
Female

Maria

Ibbotson

Boarder
First name(s) Martha
Last name Colgan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Colgan

Head

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Colgan

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Henry

Colgan

Son

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Ada

Colgan

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Colgan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Austin

Colgan

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Bernard

Colgan

Son

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

John

Colgan

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Joseph S

Colgan

Son

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Maria

Ibbotson

Boarder

Widow

73

1808

Yorkshire, England

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