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Household of Thomas Mechan (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, 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.

Thomas Mechan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mechan, born in 1849 in Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Mechan, born in 1855 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1875 in Cheshire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Sarah Jones, born in 1821 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Mechan's household

Male

Thomas

Mechan

Head
Female

Mary

Mechan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Mechan

Son
Male

Walter

Mechan

Son
Female

Margaret

Mechan

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Jones

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mechan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mechan

Head

Married

32

1849

Staffordshire, England

Mary

Mechan

Wife

Married

26

1855

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Mechan

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Walter

Mechan

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Margaret

Mechan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

Sarah

Jones

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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