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Household of Matthew Dorran (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Dorran and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Dorran, born in 1852 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dorran, born in 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John James (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Visitor, William Mc Grath, born in 1803 in Ireland.


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Matthew Dorran's household

Male

Matthew

Dorran

Head
Female

Catherine

Dorran

Wife
Male

John James

Dorran

Son
Female

Eliza

Dorran

Daughter
Female

Alice

Dorran

Daughter
Male

William

Mc Grath

Visitor
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Dorran
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Dorran

Head

Married

29

1852

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Dorran

Wife

Married

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John James

Dorran

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Dorran

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Dorran

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Mc Grath

Visitor

Widower

78

1803

Ireland

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