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Household of Henry Shirley (born 1839, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, England

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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.

Henry Shirley and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shirley, born in 1839 in Pakefield, Suffolk, consisted of 11 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shirley, born in 1843 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England. They had 7 children; Harry F (born 1867 in Acton, Middlesex, England), William J (born 1869 in Acton, Middlesex, England), John (born 1871 in Acton, Middlesex, England), Annie M (born 1873 in Acton, Middlesex, England), Albert E (born 1876 in Acton, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth J (born 1878 in Acton, Middlesex, England) and Percy G (born 1880 in Acton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Lodger, Samuel (born 1821 in Crondall, Hampshire, England) and Henry's Lodger, Ann (born 1837 in At Sea).


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Henry Shirley's household

Male

Henry

Shirley

Head
Female

Isabella

Shirley

Wife
Male

Harry F

Shirley

Son
Male

William J

Shirley

Son
Male

John

Shirley

Son
Female

Annie M

Shirley

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Shirley

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Shirley

Daughter
Male

Percy G

Shirley

Son
Male

Samuel

Ruffle

Lodger
Female

Ann

Mathews

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shirley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Pakefield, Suffolk, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shirley

Head

Married

42

1839

Pakefield, Suffolk, England

Isabella

Shirley

Wife

Married

38

1843

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

Harry F

Shirley

Son

Single

14

1867

Acton, Middlesex, England

William J

Shirley

Son

Single

12

1869

Acton, Middlesex, England

John

Shirley

Son

Single

10

1871

Acton, Middlesex, England

Annie M

Shirley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Acton, Middlesex, England

Albert E

Shirley

Son

Single

5

1876

Acton, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth J

Shirley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Acton, Middlesex, England

Percy G

Shirley

Son

Single

1

1880

Acton, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Ruffle

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

Crondall, Hampshire, England

Ann

Mathews

Lodger

Widow

44

1837

At Sea

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