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Household of Edward Shanahan (born 1813, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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.

Edward Shanahan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shanahan, born in 1813 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 6 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Susannah Shanahan, born in 1826 in Plymouth, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Adopted Child, Harry (born 1875 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Edward's Lodger, William (born 1826 in Kent, England), Edward's Lodger, Charles (born 1831 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Edward's Lodger, Richard (born 1847 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).


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Edward Shanahan's household

Male

Edward

Shanahan

Head
Female

Susannah

Shanahan

Wife
Male

Harry

Jones

Adopted Child
Male

William

Dunk

Lodger
Male

Charles

Allen

Lodger
Male

Richard

Bolton

Lodger
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shanahan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shanahan

Head

Married

68

1813

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Susannah

Shanahan

Wife

Married

55

1826

Plymouth, Devon, England

Harry

Jones

Adopted Child

Single

6

1875

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

William

Dunk

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Kent, England

Charles

Allen

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Richard

Bolton

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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