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Household of Edward Shea (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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 Shea and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shea, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Shea, born in 1859 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Catherine (born 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Richard (born 1837 in London, Middlesex, England), Edward's Boarder, Catherine (born 1833 in Ireland) and Edward's Boarder, Martha (born 1866 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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Edward Shea's household

Male

Edward

Shea

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Shea

Wife
Female

Jane

Shea

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Shea

Daughter
Male

Richard

Davis

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Davis

Boarder
Female

Martha

Davis

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shea

Head

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Shea

Wife

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Jane

Shea

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Shea

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Richard

Davis

Boarder

Married

44

1837

London, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Davis

Boarder

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Martha

Davis

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Chatham, Kent, England

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