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Household of Ellen Shay (born 1836, Galway)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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.

Ellen Shay and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Shay, born in 1836 in Galway, Galway, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Ellen (born 1859 in Galway, Galway, Ireland), John (born 1867 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Bridget (born 1874 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Lodger, John O Neil, born in 1854 in Galway, Galway, Ireland.


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Ellen Shay's household

Female

Ellen

Shay

Head
Female

Ellen

Brown

Daughter
Male

John

Shay

Son
Female

Bridget

Shay

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shay

Son
Male

John

O Neil

Lodger
Female

Mary A

O Neil

Wife
Female

Ellen

O Neil

Daughter
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Shay
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Galway, Galway, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Shay

Head

Widow

45

1836

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Ellen

Brown

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Galway, Galway, Ireland

John

Shay

Son

Single

14

1867

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Bridget

Shay

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shay

Son

Single

5

1876

Warrington, Lancashire, England

John

O Neil

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Mary A

O Neil

Wife

Married

25

1856

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

O Neil

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Warrington, Lancashire, England

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