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Household of Thomas Merrigan (born 1847)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 Merrigan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Merrigan, born in 1847 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Merrigan, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Ireland), Michael (born 1876 in Ireland), Patrick (born 1878 in Ireland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder Head, Timothy Sweeney, born in 1855 in Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales.
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Thomas Merrigan's household
Thomas
Merrigan
Head
Mary
Merrigan
Wife
John
Merrigan
Son
Michael
Merrigan
Son
Patrick
Merrigan
Son
Timothy
Sweeney
Boarder Head
Betsy
Sweeney
Wife
Margaret
Sweeney
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Merrigan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Merrigan | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Ireland | |
Mary | Merrigan | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Ireland | |
John | Merrigan | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Ireland | |
Michael | Merrigan | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Ireland | |
Patrick | Merrigan | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Ireland | |
Timothy | Sweeney | Boarder Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Llansamlet, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Betsy | Sweeney | Wife | Married | 21 | 1860 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Margaret | Sweeney | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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