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Household of Thomas Mechan (born 1820)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle, Renfrewshire, 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.

Thomas Mechan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Mechan, born in 1820 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mechan, born in 1821 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1854 in Ireland), Margaret (born 1856 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Grandchild, Catherine Campbell, born in 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Mechan's household

Male

Thomas

Mechan

Head
Female

Catherine

Mechan

Wife
Male

Peter

Mechan

Son
Female

Margaret

Mechan

Daughter
Male

John

Mechan

Son
Male

Thomas

Mechan

Son
Female

Catherine

Campbell

Grandchild
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Mechan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Mechan

Head

Married

61

1820

Ireland

Catherine

Mechan

Wife

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Peter

Mechan

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

Margaret

Mechan

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Mechan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Mechan

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Campbell

Grandchild

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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