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Household of Alex Shannon (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alex Shannon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Shannon, born in 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shannon, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alex (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane S (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William C (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Servant, Mary McColl, born in 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alex Shannon's household

Male

Alex

Shannon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shannon

Wife
Male

Alex

Shannon

Son
Female

Hannah

Shannon

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shannon

Son
Female

Jane S

Shannon

Daughter
Male

William C

Shannon

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shannon

Daughter
Female

Mary

McColl

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Shannon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Shannon

Head

Married

40

1841

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shannon

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Shannon

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Shannon

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Shannon

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane S

Shannon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William C

Shannon

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shannon

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McColl

Servant

-

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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