Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Sheeran (born 1836, Offaly (King's))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Sheeran and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sheeran, born in 1836 in Offaly (King's), consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emily Sheeran, born in 1849 in Hertfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1867 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), James (born 1869 in Sandgate, Kent, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Devonport, Devon, England), George (born 1875 in Weymouth, Dorset, England), Dennis (born 1878 in Sandgate, Kent, England) and Bernard (born 1880 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Ann (born 1811 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Constance (born 1856 in Switzerland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Sheeran's household

Male

Joseph

Sheeran

Head
Female

Emily

Sheeran

Wife
Female

Ellen

Sheeran

Daughter
Male

James

Sheeran

Son
Female

Mary A

Sheeran

Daughter
Male

George

Sheeran

Son
Male

Dennis

Sheeran

Son
Male

Bernard

Sheeran

Son
Female

Ann

Lepper

Lodger
Female

Constance

Pasteur

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sheeran
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Offaly (King's), Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sheeran

Head

Married

45

1836

Offaly (King's), Ireland

Emily

Sheeran

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hertfordshire, England

Ellen

Sheeran

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

James

Sheeran

Son

Single

12

1869

Sandgate, Kent, England

Mary A

Sheeran

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Devonport, Devon, England

George

Sheeran

Son

Single

6

1875

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Dennis

Sheeran

Son

Single

3

1878

Sandgate, Kent, England

Bernard

Sheeran

Son

Single

1

1880

Folkestone, Kent, England

Ann

Lepper

Lodger

Widow

70

1811

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Constance

Pasteur

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Switzerland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Sheeran in Elham in 1881, and follow the Sheeran family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Sheeran

We’ve found Joseph Sheeran in 61 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Sheeran's household and view the Sheeran family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census