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Household of John Shay (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Shay and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shay, born in 1837 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Shay, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Austin (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Jane (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodgers Daughter, Mary A (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Shay's household

Male

John

Shay

Head
Female

Jane

Shay

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shay

Daughter
Male

Austin

Shay

Son
Female

Jane

Haddington

Lodger
Female

Mary A

Haddington

Lodgers Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shay

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Jane

Shay

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Margaret

Shay

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Austin

Shay

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Haddington

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Haddington

Lodgers Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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