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Household of William Shaughnessy (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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.

William Shaughnessy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaughnessy, born in 1835 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Shaughnessy, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Lees, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1865 in Lees, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1867 in Lees, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Sarah Cochlin, born in 1859 in Ireland.


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William Shaughnessy's household

Male

William

Shaughnessy

Head
Female

Ann

Shaughnessy

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shaughnessy

Son
Female

Mary E

Shaughnessy

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shaughnessy

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Cochlin

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Shaughnessy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaughnessy

Head

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Ann

Shaughnessy

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Thomas

Shaughnessy

Son

Single

21

1860

Lees, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Shaughnessy

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lees, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Shaughnessy

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lees, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Cochlin

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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