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Household of John Sheehan (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitehaven, Cumberland, 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 Sheehan and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheehan, born in 1843 in , consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sheehan, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1865 in Cleator, Cumberland, England), Charles (born 1868 in Cleator, Cumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Cleator, Cumberland, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Cleator, Cumberland, England) and John (born 1874 in Cleator, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Catherine (born 1821 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Margaret (born 1863 in Ireland), John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Ireland), John's Lodger, John (born 1870 in Cleator, Cumberland, England) and John's Lodger, Samuel (born 1872 in Cleator, Cumberland, England).


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John Sheehan's household

Male

John

Sheehan

Head
Female

Sarah

Sheehan

Wife
Female

Catherine

Sheehan

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sheehan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sheehan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sheehan

Daughter
Male

John

Sheehan

Son
Female

Catherine

Kelly

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Kelly

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Russel

Lodger
Male

John

Russel

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Russel

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sheehan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheehan

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Sarah

Sheehan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Catherine

Sheehan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cleator, Cumberland, England

Charles

Sheehan

Son

Single

13

1868

Cleator, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Sheehan

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cleator, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Sheehan

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cleator, Cumberland, England

John

Sheehan

Son

Single

7

1874

Cleator, Cumberland, England

Catherine

Kelly

Lodger

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

Margaret

Kelly

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Elizabeth

Russel

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

Russel

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Cleator, Cumberland, England

Samuel

Russel

Lodger

Single

9

1872

Cleator, Cumberland, England

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