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Household of David Shea (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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.

David Shea and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shea, born in 1845 in , consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Shea, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Jere (born 1863 in Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales), Patsey (born 1865 in Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales), Daniel (born 1867 in Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales), Timothy (born 1871 in Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales), Julia (born 1873 in Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales), John (born 1875 in Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and Ellen (born 1877 in Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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David Shea's household

Male

David

Shea

Head
Female

Mary

Shea

Wife
Male

Jere

Shea

Son
Male

Patsey

Shea

Son
Male

Daniel

Shea

Son
Male

Timothy

Shea

Son
Female

Julia

Shea

Daughter
Male

John

Shea

Son
Female

Ellen

Shea

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Shea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shea

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary

Shea

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Jere

Shea

Son

Single

18

1863

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Patsey

Shea

Son

Single

16

1865

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Daniel

Shea

Son

Single

14

1867

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Timothy

Shea

Son

Single

10

1871

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Julia

Shea

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

John

Shea

Son

Single

6

1875

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Ellen

Shea

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Merthyr, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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