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Household of Hugh Sharkly (born 1831, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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.

Hugh Sharkly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Sharkly, born in 1831 in Dunlop, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Roseann Sharkly, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 3 children; William (born 1861 in Ireland), Mary Jean (born 1874 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hanna (born 1855 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Granddaughter, Rose Ann (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1879 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hugh's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1881 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Hugh Sharkly's household

Male

Hugh

Sharkly

Head
Female

Roseann

Sharkly

Wife
Male

William

Sharkly

Son
Female

Mary Jean

Sharkly

Daughter
Female

Hanna

McGilley

Daughter
Female

Rose Ann

McGilley

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

McGilley

Granddaughter
Female

Catherine

McGilley

Granddaughter
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Sharkly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Sharkly

Head

Married

50

1831

Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland

Roseann

Sharkly

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

William

Sharkly

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Mary Jean

Sharkly

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hanna

McGilley

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rose Ann

McGilley

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McGilley

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

McGilley

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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