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Household of Patrick Mechan (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Patrick Mechan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Patrick Mechan, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. Patrick was the head of the household, married to Mary Mechan, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Rose Ann (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Bridget (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Patrick's Visitor, Rose Ann (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Patrick's Boarder, Patrick (born 1829 in Ireland).


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Patrick Mechan's household

Male

Patrick

Mechan

Head
Female

Mary

Mechan

Wife
Male

James

Mechan

Son
Female

Mary

Mechan

Daughter
Female

Rose Ann

Mechan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Mechan

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Mechan

Daughter
Female

Rose Ann

Lanney

Visitor
Male

Patrick

Drury

Boarder
First name(s) Patrick
Last name Mechan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Patrick

Mechan

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Mary

Mechan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

James

Mechan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Mechan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rose Ann

Mechan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Mechan

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bridget

Mechan

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rose Ann

Lanney

Visitor

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Drury

Boarder

Unmarried

52

1829

Ireland

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