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Household of Cornelius Shea (born 1830, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Shea, born in 1830 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Norah Shea, born in 1841 in Clare, Ireland. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1877 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Cornelius's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England) and Cornelius's Lodger, George (born 1856 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Cornelius Shea's household

Male

Cornelius

Shea

Head
Female

Norah

Shea

Wife
Female

Ellen

Shea

Daughter
Male

John

Winstone

Boarder
Male

George

Major

Lodger
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Shea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Shea

Head

Married

51

1830

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Norah

Shea

Wife

Married

40

1841

Clare, Ireland

Ellen

Shea

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

John

Winstone

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

George

Major

Lodger

Single

25

1856

London, Middlesex, England

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