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Household of William Shea (born 1836, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

William Shea and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shea, born in 1836 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Shea, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Margaret J (born 1867 in Durham, Durham, England), Michael W (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England), William J (born 1873 in Durham, Durham, England), Maria (born 1876 in Durham, Durham, England) and P Joseph (born 1881 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Roger Cochrane, born in 1829 in -.


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William Shea's household

Male

William

Shea

Head
Female

Maria

Shea

Wife
Female

Margaret J

Shea

Daughter
Male

Michael W

Shea

Son
Male

William J

Shea

Son
Female

Maria

Shea

Daughter
Male

P Joseph

Shea

Son
Male

Roger

Cochrane

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shea
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shea

Head

Married

45

1836

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Maria

Shea

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Margaret J

Shea

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Durham, Durham, England

Michael W

Shea

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

William J

Shea

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, Durham, England

Maria

Shea

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, Durham, England

P Joseph

Shea

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, Durham, England

Roger

Cochrane

Boarder

Single

52

1829

-

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