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Household of Richard Shey (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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.

Richard Shey and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shey, born in 1838 in , consisted of 15 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Mary Shey, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Ireland), Ellen (born 1867 in Ireland), Richard (born 1870 in Carrington, Cheshire, England), Mary A (born 1872 in Carrington, Cheshire, England), Daniel (born 1877 in Carrington, Cheshire, England) and Martha J (born 1879 in Carrington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Patrick (born 1858 in Ireland), Richard's Boarder, Luke (born 1861 in Ireland), Richard's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Ireland), Richard's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Ireland), Richard's Boarder, Patrick (born 1851 in Ireland), Richard's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Ireland) and Richard's Boarder, Thomas (born 1833 in Ireland).


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Richard Shey's household

Male

Richard

Shey

Head
Female

Mary

Shey

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shey

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shey

Daughter
Male

Richard

Shey

Son
Female

Mary A

Shey

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Shey

Son
Female

Martha J

Shey

Daughter
Male

Patrick

Waldron

Boarder
Male

Luke

Waldron

Boarder
Male

James

Murry

Boarder
Male

James

Laules

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Murry

Boarder
Male

John

Cooney

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Morley

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shey

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Mary

Shey

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Margaret

Shey

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ireland

Ellen

Shey

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ireland

Richard

Shey

Son

Single

11

1870

Carrington, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Shey

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Carrington, Cheshire, England

Daniel

Shey

Son

Single

4

1877

Carrington, Cheshire, England

Martha J

Shey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Carrington, Cheshire, England

Patrick

Waldron

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Ireland

Luke

Waldron

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

James

Murry

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

James

Laules

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Patrick

Murry

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

John

Cooney

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Ireland

Thomas

Morley

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Ireland

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