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Household of John Shaughnessey (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

John Shaughnessey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shaughnessey, born in 1838 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shaughnessey, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Patrick (born 1870 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Michael (born 1874 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1879 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Annie (born 1801 in Ireland), John's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Michael (born 1859 in Ireland).


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John Shaughnessey's household

Male

John

Shaughnessey

Head
Female

Catherine

Shaughnessey

Wife
Male

Patrick

Shaughnessey

Son
Male

Michael

Shaughnessey

Son
Male

John

Shaughnessey

Son
Female

Margaret

Shaughnessey

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shaughnessey

Son
Female

Annie

Connor

Mother In Law
Male

John

Donelan

Lodger
Male

Michael

Naughton

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Shaughnessey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shaughnessey

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Catherine

Shaughnessey

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Patrick

Shaughnessey

Son

Single

11

1870

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Michael

Shaughnessey

Son

Single

7

1874

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Shaughnessey

Son

Single

4

1877

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shaughnessey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shaughnessey

Son

Single

0

1881

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Annie

Connor

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Ireland

John

Donelan

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Michael

Naughton

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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