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Household of Cornelius Shea (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Cornelius Shea and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Shea, born in 1842 in , consisted of 10 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shea, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1861 in Ireland), Dennis (born 1872 in Ireland), Minnie (born 1875 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Julia (born 1878 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Cornelius's Lodger, John (born 1858 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Cornelius's Lodger, James (born 1849 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Cornelius's Lodger, Annie (born 1854 in Wells, Somerset, England).


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Cornelius Shea's household

Male

Cornelius

Shea

Head
Female

Margaret

Shea

Wife
Female

Ellen

Brand

Daughter
Male

Dennis

Shea

Son
Female

Minnie

Shea

Daughter
Female

Julia

Shea

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Shea

Daughter
Male

John

Courtney

Lodger
Male

James

Ailes

Lodger
Female

Annie

Ailes

Lodger
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Shea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Shea

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Margaret

Shea

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Ellen

Brand

Daughter

Widow

20

1861

Ireland

Dennis

Shea

Son

Single

9

1872

Ireland

Minnie

Shea

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Woolwich, Kent, England

Julia

Shea

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Woolwich, Kent, England

Hannah

Shea

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Woolwich, Kent, England

John

Courtney

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Woolwich, Kent, England

James

Ailes

Lodger

Married

32

1849

Woolwich, Kent, England

Annie

Ailes

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Wells, Somerset, England

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