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Household of Matthew Cragg (born 1818)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.
Matthew Cragg and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Cragg, born in 1818 in , consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Catherine Cragg, born in 1817 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1870 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Church, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Church, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger Head, Patrick Shaugnessy, born in 1843 in Ireland.
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Matthew Cragg's household
Matthew
Cragg
Head
Catherine
Cragg
Wife
Patrick
Shaugnessy
Lodger Head
Catherine
Shaugnessy
Wife
Mary
Shaugnessy
Daughter
James
Shaugnessy
Son
Joseph
Shaugnessy
Son
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Cragg |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Cragg | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Ireland | |
Catherine | Cragg | Wife | Married | 64 | 1817 | Ireland | |
Patrick | Shaugnessy | Lodger Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Ireland | |
Catherine | Shaugnessy | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | St Helens, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Shaugnessy | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Accrington, Lancashire, England | |
James | Shaugnessy | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Church, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Shaugnessy | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Church, Lancashire, England |
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