Number 1 Russell Street 1881 – Jeremiah Ryan, Tailor

Please note Hillyard Street was called Russell Street in 1881 – see here.

Kelly’s Directory 1881 tells us that at 1 Russell Street was Mr Jeremiah Ryan, a Tailor.

Click here to see where this property would have stood on a modern day map.

Expanding on the info taken from Kelly’s Directory and looking at the Census we find out a little more…

Mr Ryan, an Irish Tailor can be seen living at this property along with his family on the Census of both 1871 and 1881.

NameRelation to head of householdAgeYear bornTown of birthCity of birthCountry of birthProfession
Jeremiah RyanHead53abt 1828/LimerickIrelandTailor
Sabina RyanWife41abt 1830//CorkTailoress
William RyanSon11abt 1860MaryleboneLondonEnglandScholar
Alexander C RyanSon8abt 1863LambethLondonEnglandScholar
John RyanSon6abt 1865BrixtonLondonEnglandScholar
Mary E RyanDaughter1abt 1870BrixtonLondonEngland/

By 1881 Mr Ryan can be seen living at the same property however the family lineup is quite different. Most notably he has a new wife called Ellen. It also appears that his son’s William and Alexander have left home. It is unclear what happened to Sabina Ryan, it appears Ellen is now raising Sabina’s youngest two children John and Mary.

Info from 1881 Census:

NameRelation to head of householdAgeYear bornTown of birthCity of birthCountry of birthProfession
Jeremiah RyanHead63abt 1828//IrelandTailor
Ellen RyanWife39abt 1843BrixtonLondonEngland/
John RyanSon16abt 1865BrixtonLondonEnglandPrinters Apprentice
Mary RyanDaughter10abt 1871BrixtonLondonEnglandScholar
Elizabeth RyanDaughter9abt 1872IslingtonLondonEnglandScholar

Mr Ryan and his family do not appear on the 1891 Census.

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