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Household of Michael Harper (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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.

Michael Harper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Harper, born in 1848 in , consisted of 9 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Mary Harper, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Kate (born 1876 in Ireland) and Mary Ellen (born 1881 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Niece, Ellen (born 1859 in Ireland), Michael's Boarder, John (born 1848 in Ireland), Michael's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Ireland), Michael's Boarder, Andrew (born 1861 in Ireland) and Michael's Boarder, John (born 1848 in Ireland).


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Michael Harper's household

Male

Michael

Harper

Head
Female

Mary

Harper

Wife
Female

Kate

Harper

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Harper

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Harper

Niece
Male

John

Merriman

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Harper

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Elland

Boarder
Male

John

Furlong

Boarder
First name(s) Michael
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Harper

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Mary

Harper

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Kate

Harper

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ireland

Mary Ellen

Harper

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Harper

Niece

Single

22

1859

Ireland

John

Merriman

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Ireland

Thomas

Harper

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

Andrew

Elland

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

John

Furlong

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Ireland

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