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Household of John Harrison (born 1855, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

John Harrison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harrison, born in 1855 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Harrison, born in 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Christopher (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Matthew (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Margaret (born 1828 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John's Servant, Elizabeth Ann (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Harrison's household

Male

John

Harrison

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Harrison

Wife
Male

Christopher

Harrison

Son
Male

Matthew

Harrison

Son
Female

Margaret

Crosson

Mother
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Younger

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Coffey

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harrison

Head

Married

26

1855

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Harrison

Wife

Married

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

Christopher

Harrison

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Matthew

Harrison

Son

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Margaret

Crosson

Mother

Widow

53

1828

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth Ann

Younger

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Coffey

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

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