Thomas Sheekay in Cheshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Thomas Sheekay of 18 Back Castle Street, Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England

First name(s): Thomas
Last name: Sheekay
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Birth year: 1837
Occupation: General Labourer
Birth town: —
Birth county: —
Birth place: Ireland
Street: 18 Back Castle Street
Town: —
Parish: Dukinfield (Cheshire)
County: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Ashton under Lyne

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Ann	Last name Sheekay	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 43	Birth year 1838	Occupation -	Birth place Ireland
First name(s) Philip	Last name Sheekay	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Cotton Piecer	Birth place Chester, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) James	Last name Sheekay	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Cotton Piecer	Birth place Chester, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Sheekay	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Cotton Piecer	Birth place Chester, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) Arthur	Last name Sheekay	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place -
First name(s) Catherine	Last name Sheekay	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Francis	Last name Sheekay	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Sheekay	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Sheekay family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Thomas Sheekay and 8 other people

Sheekay family summary

NAME: Thomas Sheekay
BORN: 1837
BIRTH COUNTY: -
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England