Pat: I found an Edward J. Sullivan in 1880. Here is the family info. You didn't give ages for Edward and Catherine, so I can't search randomly in the time frame you listed. You need to be more specific. Lucy <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_4635268_0&frompage=5">John M. SULLIVAN</A> Self M Male W 40 IRE Works In Cotton Mill IRE IRE &frompage=5">Hannah E. SULLIVAN</A> Wife M Female W 40 IRE Keeping House IRE IRE <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_4635268_2&frompage=5">Hannah M. SULLIVAN</A> Dau S Female W 16 MA Works At Thread Mill IRE IRE <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_4635268_3&frompage=5">Edward J. SULLIVAN</A> Son S Male W 12 MA At School IRE IRE <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_4635268_4&frompage=5">Margeret J. SULLIVAN</A> Dau S Female W 7 MA IRE IRE <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_4635268_5&frompage=5">Emma E. SULLIVAN</A> Dau S Female W 5 MA IRE IRE <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/individual_record.asp?INDI_CODE=1880US_4635268_6&frompage=5">Catherine A. SULLIVAN</A> Dau S Female W 13 MA Works Cotton Mill IRE IRE Source Information: Census Place Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts Family History Library Film <A HREF="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C180%2C0&filmno=1254535">1254535</A> NA Film Number T9-0535 Page Number >138C</A> Whoever said "Seek and ye shall find" was not a genealogist.