Lived at 122 North Transit Rd., Lockport , NY in 1900 and worked as a farmer laborer. He seems to be living in a house with a Burke family of many generations which appears to be his wife's family - a sister -in- law , named Mary Burke ( b. Nov 1871), his widowed father -in-law , Michael Burke , age 76 from Ireland , 2 brother-in-laws, Michael & Patrick .
In 1880 census , he is living with his sister , Bridget Ryan Heafey . Household Gender Age Lawrence Heafey M 40 Bridget Heafey F 25 Thomas Heafey M 9 Jane Heafey F 8 Mary Heafey F 7 Kitty Heafey F 6 John Heafey M 5 Maggie Heafey F 4 William Ryan M 22 ( brother-in-law) Monica Heafey F 6