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Household of Edward Sheehan (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, 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.

Edward Sheehan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Sheehan, born in 1837 in , consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Edward (born 1861 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary A (born 1862 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1864 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ellen (born 1870 in Ireland), Joseph (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Elizabeth Rees, born in 1863 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Edward Sheehan's household

Male

Edward

Sheehan

Head
Male

Edward

Sheehan

Son
Female

Mary A

Sheehan

Daughter
Male

John

Sheehan

Son
Female

Ellen

Sheehan

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sheehan

Son
Male

William

Sheehan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rees

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Sheehan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Sheehan

Head

Widower

44

1837

Ireland

Edward

Sheehan

Son

Single

20

1861

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary A

Sheehan

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Sheehan

Son

Single

17

1864

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Sheehan

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ireland

Joseph

Sheehan

Son

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Sheehan

Son

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Rees

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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