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Household of William Maher (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

William Maher and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Maher, born in 1847 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Norah Maher, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1868 in Ireland), John (born 1874 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Kate (born 1876 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, James (born 1853 in Ireland) and William's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1846 in Ireland).


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William Maher's household

Male

William

Maher

Head
Female

Norah

Maher

Wife
Female

Ellen

Maher

Daughter
Male

John

Maher

Son
Female

Kate

Maher

Daughter
Female

Mary

Maher

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Maher

Son
Male

James

Hickey

Brother In Law
Female

Mary

Hickey

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Maher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Maher

Head

Married

34

1847

Ireland

Norah

Maher

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

Ellen

Maher

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ireland

John

Maher

Son

Single

7

1874

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Kate

Maher

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary

Maher

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Maher

Son

Single

1

1880

Heywood, Lancashire, England

James

Hickey

Brother In Law

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Mary

Hickey

Sister In Law

Married

35

1846

Ireland

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