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Household of Joseph Shannon (born 1821, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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.

Joseph Shannon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shannon, born in 1821 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Honorah Shannon, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1861 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Joseph (born 1867 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Norah Sullivan, born in 1865 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Shannon's household

Male

Joseph

Shannon

Head
Female

Honorah

Shannon

Wife
Female

Mary A

Shannon

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shannon

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shannon

Son
Female

Norah

Sullivan

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shannon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shannon

Head

Married

60

1821

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Honorah

Shannon

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary A

Shannon

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Shannon

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Shannon

Son

Single

14

1867

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Norah

Sullivan

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

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