Town of Lisbon Irish Born 1850 Population
Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly
Last Revised 10/12/2005
| Census Year | Population | Comments |
| 1850 | 1,036 | 555 males, 481 females, no "colored", 299 Male HOH listed. |
Of 1,036 individuals, Irish born accounted for 116 persons in the town of Lisbon, compared to 3,049 Irish born living in 1850 city of Milwaukee (not including Milwaukee County).
Note: The surnames below may be variations of the actual/original spelling.
| Name/Approx. Birth Year | Name/Approx. Birth Year | Name/Approx. Birth Year | Name/Approx. Birth Year |
| Ann Bannin 1812 Ann Bannin 1841 Mary Bannin 1837 Patrick Bannin 1835
Bridget Caton 1800 |
Clarence Cocklin 1807
Patrick Coffee 1815
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Daniel Kusick 1801 Daniel Kusick 1833 Edmund Kusick 1829 Ellen Kusick 1804 Ellen Kusick 1835 John Kusick 1826 John Kusick 1827 Berthold Le Ward 1818 ? O'Driscoll 1814 |
Hugh O'Neil 1820 Catharine Quelk 1829 Daniel Sammon 1827 |
The Irish born population grew slightly in 1860 to 125 individuals. By 1870 the number had shrunk to 85, and to 64 in 1880.
By 1900 only 11 remained: Patrick Carberry, 1813 (1850); Michael Carroll, 1840; John Kesting/Keating, 1825; Edward Lannen/Lannon, 1833; Maier (Mary) Pendergast, 1832; Merrit (Michael?) Pendergast, 1832; Margret Rigney, 1835; Bridget Roots, 1842; Ellen Salmon, 1840; James Salmon, 1828 (1850 - listed as Sammon) ; Margaret Silly/Lily, 1841 (1850). Those originally from the 1850 still alive are in bold.
The other 115 1850 Irish born have died,
moved on, or married. As had happened to the many other Irish born that followed
them to the town of Lisbon afterward; some of those still remain in 1900.