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Household of John Sheeran (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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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 Sheeran and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheeran, born in 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sheeran, born in 1868 in England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1868 in England), Bernard (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Catherine Mosterson, born in 1816 in Ireland.


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John Sheeran's household

Male

John

Sheeran

Head
Female

Mary A

Sheeran

Daughter
Male

Bernard

Sheeran

Son
Female

Catherine

Sheeran

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Sheeran

Son
Female

Margaret

Sheeran

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Mosterson

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Sheeran
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheeran

Head

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Mary A

Sheeran

Daughter

-

13

1868

England

Bernard

Sheeran

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Sheeran

Daughter

-

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Sheeran

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Sheeran

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Mosterson

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Ireland

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