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Margaret <I>Martin</I> McShea

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Margaret Martin McShea

Birth
Ireland
Death
18 Apr 1906 (aged 57)
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Burial
Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
E 13 2 1
Memorial ID
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Margaret Martin married John Morgan McShea ca 1871. John was b. 1846 in Ireland.

1900 U.S. Census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA:
Margaret Mcshay F 52 Ireland; widow
Son Joseph Mcshay M 28 yrs, b. Sept. 1872 CA
Son John F Mcshay M 27 yrs, b. Nov. 1873 CA
Daughter Kate Mcshay F 24 yrs, b. Feb. 1876 CA
Son James Mcshay M 23 yrs, b. Oct. 1877 CA
Son George Mcshay M 20 yrs, b. Mar. 1880 CA
Daughter Mary Mcshay M 20 yrs, b. Mar. 1880 CA
Daughter Margaret Mcshay F 17 yrs, b. Nov. 1883 CA
Daughter Elizabeth Mcshay F 13 yrs, b. Mar. 1887 CA
Brother Hugh Martin M 51 yrs, b. Feb. 1849 Ireland
Lodger John Clune M 49 Ireland; carpenter

The McShea family were living at 330 Tehama St according to this census. Margaret immigrated to the U.S. in 1862. She and her husband, John Morgan McShea, had 8 children, all living at the time of this census. Margaret worked as a servant; Joseph and John were boiler makers; Kate was a "Japan artist", James was a painter, George & Mary had no occupation, Margaret was a "tailoress" (seamstress?) and Elizabeth was "at school". Brother Hugh Martin also immigrated to the U.S. in 1862 and he worked as a day laborer.

Lived at 328 Tehama St., south of Market Street when the 1906 earthquake struck. She died when the tenement crashed down on her and her family.
Margaret Martin married John Morgan McShea ca 1871. John was b. 1846 in Ireland.

1900 U.S. Census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA:
Margaret Mcshay F 52 Ireland; widow
Son Joseph Mcshay M 28 yrs, b. Sept. 1872 CA
Son John F Mcshay M 27 yrs, b. Nov. 1873 CA
Daughter Kate Mcshay F 24 yrs, b. Feb. 1876 CA
Son James Mcshay M 23 yrs, b. Oct. 1877 CA
Son George Mcshay M 20 yrs, b. Mar. 1880 CA
Daughter Mary Mcshay M 20 yrs, b. Mar. 1880 CA
Daughter Margaret Mcshay F 17 yrs, b. Nov. 1883 CA
Daughter Elizabeth Mcshay F 13 yrs, b. Mar. 1887 CA
Brother Hugh Martin M 51 yrs, b. Feb. 1849 Ireland
Lodger John Clune M 49 Ireland; carpenter

The McShea family were living at 330 Tehama St according to this census. Margaret immigrated to the U.S. in 1862. She and her husband, John Morgan McShea, had 8 children, all living at the time of this census. Margaret worked as a servant; Joseph and John were boiler makers; Kate was a "Japan artist", James was a painter, George & Mary had no occupation, Margaret was a "tailoress" (seamstress?) and Elizabeth was "at school". Brother Hugh Martin also immigrated to the U.S. in 1862 and he worked as a day laborer.

Lived at 328 Tehama St., south of Market Street when the 1906 earthquake struck. She died when the tenement crashed down on her and her family.


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