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- 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant Twp), enumerated on Jul 15 1870:
Edward Shaughnessy, 50, common laborer, value of real estate $350, value of personal estate $200; Ellen, 50; Mary, 8; Maggie, 7; Ellen, 6; Bridget, 5; James, 3; William, 2. Both adults born in Ireland, all others born in Virginia/West Virginia.
NOTE: A nearby household was that of Peter & Margaret Shaugnessy, relationship to Edward not known.
Peter Shaughnessy, 59, farmer, value of real estate $5000, value of personal estate $200; Margaret, 35; Ellen, 9; Mary, 8; James, 6; John, 5. Both adults born in Ireland, all others born in Virginia/West Virginia.
1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 9 1880:
Edward Shaughnessy, 60, farmer; wife Ellen, 45, cannot read/write; dau Ellen, 16; dau Brigit, 15; son James, 13; son Willie, 12; dau Kate, 10; son Ed, 7; dau Sarah, 5.
NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of James & Bridget Shaughnessy:
James Shoughency [sic], 36, b. Ireland, farmer, cannot write; wife Briget, 28, b. WVa (both parents born in Ireland); dau Anna, 6; dau Mary, 5; dau Sarah A, 3; son Patric, 1.
Another nearby family was that of Peter & Margaret Shaughnessy:
Peter Shaughnessy, 60, farmer, cannot read/write; wife Margaret, 55; dau Mary, 17; son James, 15; son John, 14; son Peter, 8.
We have found no further record of daughter Bridget by that name. Conversely, another daughter, Delia, appears with her siblings in the 1910 Census, age 32, and again in the 1920 Census. Despite the different names and age discrepancy, Bridget and Delia appear to be the same person.
In later years, the children of Edward & Ellen Shaughnessy were widely inconsistent in the age they gave for themselves or that were given for them. In most cases, the ages and birth dates in their death records and on their headstones make them appear much younger than their ages in the 1870 and 1880 censuses indicate. We have found no record of this Shaughnessy family in the 1900 Census
1910 Census, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania (City of Pittsburgh), enumerated on Apr 15 1910 at 3301 Fifth Avenue:
Edward Shaughnessy, 35, single, proprietor of hotel; brother William N, 32, single, bartender in hotel; sister Delia, 32, single; sister Katherine, 30, single; sister Sarah, 28, single; nephew James Kirk, 18, single, stenographer at law office; nephew William F. Kirk, 22, single, clerk at railroad. All born in West Virginia (both parents b. Ireland) except the two nephews, born in Pennsylvania (both parents b. WVa).
1920 Census, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania (City of Pittsburgh), enumerated on Jan 12 1920:
Delia Shaughnessy, 42, b. WVa (both parents b. Ireland), single, proprietor of hotel; sister Katharine, 40, b. WVa (both parents b. Ireland), single, proprietor of hotel; nephew Wlliam Kirk, 34, b. Pa. (both parents b. WVa), single, proprietor of hotel; nephew Joseph E. Kirk, 22, b. Pa. (both parents b. WVa), bookkeeper for U.S. Revenue.
1930 Census, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania (City of Pittsburgh), enumerated on Apr 8 1930 at 3301 Fifth Avenue:
Delia Shaughnecy [sic], 56, b. WVa, single, no occupation, value of home (owned) $8,000, residence has a radio; brother William, 54, b. WVa, widowed, chauffeur for undertaker; nephew William Jr, 16, b. Pa; roomer James Siska, 22, b. Mass, single, truck driver for paper company; roomer James Rooney, 31, b. Mich, single, collector for milk company; roomer Clara M. Billing (male), 23, b. Pa, salesman for telephone supplies; roomer Kenneth Whitekettle, 25, b. Pa, single, technician at hospital.
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| Children |
| | 1. Mary SHAUGHNESSY, b. 24 Mar 1861, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV  , d. 9 May 1936, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA (Age 75 years) |
| | 2. Margaret "Maggie" SHAUGHNESSY, b. 5 Apr 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA , d. 23 Jul 1955, Dormont, Allegheny Co, PA (Age 93 years) |
| | 3. Ellen "Ella" SHAUGHNESSY, b. 29 Oct 1863, Long Run (Industrial), Doddridge Co, WV , d. 17 Jan 1942, Newark, Licking Co, OH (Age 78 years) |
| | 4. Delia Bridget SHAUGHNESSY, b. CA 1865, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 13 Jan 1937, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA (Age ~ 72 years) |
| | 5. James SHAUGHNESSY, b. 29 Oct 1867, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 27 Aug 1894 (Age 26 years) |
| | 6. William M. SHAUGHNESSY, b. CA 1868, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 1 Sep 1945, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA (Age ~ 77 years) |
| | 7. Catherine "Kate" SHAUGHNESSY, b. Aug 1870, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 12 Jan 1930, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA (Age ~ 59 years) |
| | 8. Edward SHAUGHNESSY, b. 3 Aug 1872, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 21 Jan 1918, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA (Age 45 years) |
| | 9. Sarah SHAUGHNESSY, b. 7 Aug 1876, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 3 Apr 1932, Coraopolis, Allegheny Co, PA (Age 55 years) |
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1835 - 1910 (~ 75 years)