Irish Families Identified in the 1880 US Census Who were Living in the City of South Bend, St Joseph County, Indiana Ennumeration District 162, with Surnames U-Z
A large concentration of Irish immigrants were living in the City of South Bend's District 162 around 1880. Many of the Irish in this area were employed by either the University of Notre Dame and the Singer Manufacturing Company. They lived on a cluster of streets in and around Notre Dame Avenue. District 162 appears to cover wards 2 and 4. There appears to have been a change in boundaries as many were in district 161 in the 1870 Census.
I plan to include Irish Descendents who were born in the U.S. but have at least one parent from Ireland, in this compilation. Many of the Irish in the City of South Bend had been here since the 1850's and by the 1880's their children who were born here could be having children.
I am in the process of tracing all of these South Bend Irish Families and have created pages on over 40 of them so far. I would love to hear from any descendents of these families so that we can share information and see how all of our ancestor's migration trails might have crossed. By working together, I think we will all have a much greater likelihood of finding our true origins in Ireland.
Special Note: Peter F Vinyard?, a Parish Priest (born in France with Irish Parents) is living with the Caldwell Family on Notre Dame Street. He is listed in the A-C section.
They will be presented alphabetically by the father's or the head of the family's surname.
| Street/ Ward | Father | Mother | Child/ Other | Occupation; Misc Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalis Street; Ward 4 | Ulrich, John, married 40 yr old born in Bavaria as were his parents | Ulrich, Mary, 26, wife born in New York, parents born in Ireland. | John works in Wagon Mfg. | |
| Taylor Street?, Ward 2 | Vistue? (or Virtue), James 57 yr old born in Ireland as were his parents | Vis?tue, Rebecca J, 40 yr old wife born in Dist Colum? as were her parents | Vistue?, William H, 25 yr old single son born in Pennsylvania, dad in Ireland, mom in D.C | James is a Gardener- William has no occupation |
| " | " | " | Vistue?, Elizabeth T, 21 yr old single daughter born in Pennsylvania, dad in Ireland, mom in DC | Knitting Works |
| " | " | " | Vistue?, Maggie, 17 yr old single daughter born in PA, dad in Ireland, mom in DC | Home |
| " | " | " | Vistue?, Sarah A, 13 yr old daughter born in Michigan, dad in Ireland, mom in DC | Home |
| Market Street; ward 2 | Wansbro, Wm, 24 yr old born in Canada, dad in Ireland, mom in Canada | Wansbro, Kate, 21 yr old wife born in Ohio, parents born in Ohio | Baker, Ella, 20 yr old single sister in law born in Illinois, dad in Virginia, mom in New York | William works in Wagon Mfg; Ella is a Home Servant |
| 79 Main Street | Warner, Filo? 29 yr old married born in Ohio, parents born in Pennsylvania | Warner, Fanny, 22 yr old wife born in Massachusetts, Dad born in New York, mom in Ireland | Filo? is a Laborer | |
| St Thomas Street; Ward 4 | Welch, William, married 36 born in Ireland; parents born in Ireland | Welch, Ellen, 26 wife born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland | Welch, Marrick, 1 son born in Indiana, parents born in Ireland. | William was a Track Master? |
| " | " | " | Welch, WIllie, 2/12 born March in IN; parents in Ireland | |
| 83 Michigan Street, Ward 2 (Miner's House- ? unsure) | Wheaton, W 20 yr old single boarder born in New York, parents born in Ireland | Blacksmith; he lives with the Wilson Family | ||
| 84 Market Street, Ward 2 | Whelan, Agnes 17 yr old single Servant born in Indiana, parents born in Ireland | Agnes is a Servant and lives with the Nevens Family in ward 2. | ||
| Notre Dame Avenue; Ward 4 | Williams, Mathew married 55 yr old born in England, parents born in Ireland | Williams, Ann, 45 yr old wife born in Ireland; parents born in Ireland | Williams, James, 21 yr old single son born in Illinois, dad in England, mom in Ireland | Mathew works for Singer Mfg as does sone James |
| " | " | " | Williams, William, 18yr old single son born in Indiana, dad in England, mom in Ireland | Singer Mfg |
| " | " | " | Williams, Mathew, 16 yr old single son born in Indiana, dad in England, mom in IR | Singer Mfg |
| " | " | " | Williams, John 16 yr old single son born in Indiana, dad in England mom in IR | Singer Mfg |
| " | " | " | Williams, Thomas 14 yr old son born in IN, dad in Eng, mom in Ireland | Singer Mfg |
| " | " | " | Williams, Joseph 12 yr old son born in IN, dad in Eng, mom in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Williams, Mary, 7 yr old daughter born in IN, dad in Eng, mom in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Williams, Catherine, 9 yr old daughter born in IN, dad in England, mom in Ireland | Home |