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Household of John Shean (born 1845, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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.

John Shean and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shean, born in 1845 in Cork, Cork, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Shean, born in 1854 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1875 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales), John (born 1878 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Margaret (born 1881 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Edwin (born 1866 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales) and John's Lodger, Owen (born 1836 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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John Shean's household

Male

John

Shean

Head
Female

Sarah A

Shean

Wife
Female

Mary J

Shean

Daughter
Male

John

Shean

Son
Female

Margaret

Shean

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Tyne

Lodger
Male

Owen

O'sullivan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Shean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Cork, Cork, Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shean

Head

Married

36

1845

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Sarah A

Shean

Wife

Married

27

1854

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary J

Shean

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

John

Shean

Son

Single

3

1878

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Shean

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Edwin

Tyne

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

Owen

O'sullivan

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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