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Household of Thomas Shannon (born 1840, Roscommon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.

Thomas Shannon and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shannon, born in 1840 in Roscommon, Roscommon, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Bridget Shannon, born in 1841 in Sligo, Ireland. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Catherine (born 1866 in Coxhoe, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Washington, Durham, England), Susan (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Martin (born 1876 in Marley Hill, Durham, England) and Michael (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder Head, James (born 1841 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, Hannah (born 1853 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, Jane (born 1876 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1878 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland) and Thomas's Boarder, Patrick (born 1857 in Durham, England).


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Thomas Shannon's household

Male

Thomas

Shannon

Head
Female

Bridget

Shannon

Wife
Male

John

Shannon

Son
Female

Catherine

Shannon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shannon

Son
Female

Susan

Shannon

Daughter
Male

Martin

Shannon

Son
Male

Michael

Shannon

Son
Male

James

Flain

Boarder Head
Female

Hannah

Flain

Boarder
Female

Jane

Flain

Boarder
Male

John

Flain

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Cain

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shannon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shannon

Head

Married

41

1840

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Bridget

Shannon

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sligo, Ireland

John

Shannon

Son

Single

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Catherine

Shannon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Coxhoe, Durham, England

Thomas

Shannon

Son

Single

10

1871

Washington, Durham, England

Susan

Shannon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Martin

Shannon

Son

Single

5

1876

Marley Hill, Durham, England

Michael

Shannon

Son

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

James

Flain

Boarder Head

Married

40

1841

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Hannah

Flain

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Jane

Flain

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

John

Flain

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Patrick

Cain

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Durham, England

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