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Household of John Shea (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Shea and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shea, born in 1836 in St George in the East, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Selenia Shea, born in 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1866 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Selina (born 1870 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1872 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Sydney (born 1878 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1880 in Bow, Middlesex, England).


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John Shea's household

Male

John

Shea

Head
Female

Selenia

Shea

Wife
Male

Charles

Shea

Son
Male

Alfred

Shea

Son
Female

Selina

Shea

Daughter
Male

Edward

Shea

Son
Male

Arthur

Shea

Son
Male

Sydney

Shea

Son
Female

Florence

Shea

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shea

Head

Married

45

1836

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Selenia

Shea

Wife

Married

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Charles

Shea

Son

Single

15

1866

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Shea

Son

Single

13

1868

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Selina

Shea

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Edward

Shea

Son

Single

9

1872

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Shea

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Sydney

Shea

Son

Single

3

1878

Bow, Middlesex, England

Florence

Shea

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bow, Middlesex, England

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