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Household of Alexander Shirreff (born 1817, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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.
Alexander Shirreff and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shirreff, born in 1817 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Shirreff, born in 1819 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1859 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Alexander (born 1875 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Alice (born 1860 in England), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Alexina (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Shirreff's household
Alexander
Shirreff
Head
Helen
Shirreff
Wife
Alexander
Shirreff
Son
Thomas
Shirreff
Son
Ann
Gilmore
Servant
Alexander
Allen
Grandson
Alice
Housley
Servant
Margaret
Fleming
Servant
Alexina
McRobb
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shirreff |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shirreff | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Shirreff | Wife | Married | 62 | 1819 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shirreff | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shirreff | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Gilmore | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Allen | Grandson | - | 6 | 1875 | Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Housley | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | England | |
Margaret | Fleming | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexina | McRobb | Visitor | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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