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Household of Thomas Calligan (born 1841)

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.

Thomas Calligan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Calligan, born in 1841 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Calligan, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Michael (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Durham, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1872 in Durham, Durham, England), James (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Francis (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Patrick (born 1818 in Ireland) and Thomas's Servant, Ann (born 1841 in Ireland).


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Thomas Calligan's household

Male

Thomas

Calligan

Head
Female

Ellen

Calligan

Wife
Male

Michael

Calligan

Son
Male

John

Calligan

Son
Female

Ellen

Calligan

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Calligan

Daughter
Male

James

Calligan

Son
Male

Francis

Calligan

Son
Male

Patrick

Hickey

Visitor
Female

Ann

Gibson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Calligan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Calligan

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Ellen

Calligan

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Michael

Calligan

Son

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Calligan

Son

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Calligan

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, Durham, England

Mary A

Calligan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, Durham, England

James

Calligan

Son

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Francis

Calligan

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Hickey

Visitor

Widower

63

1818

Ireland

Ann

Gibson

Servant

Single

40

1841

Ireland

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