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Household of James Shaughnessy (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

James Shaughnessy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shaughnessy, born in 1841 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Bridget Shaughnessy, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Peter (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Shaughnessy's household

Male

James

Shaughnessy

Head
Female

Bridget

Shaughnessy

Wife
Male

Peter

Shaughnessy

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaughnessy

Daughter
Male

James

Shaughnessy

Son
Male

John

Shaughnessy

Son
Male

William

Shaughnessy

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shaughnessy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shaughnessy

Head

Married

40

1841

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Bridget

Shaughnessy

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Peter

Shaughnessy

Son

-

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaughnessy

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Shaughnessy

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Shaughnessy

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Shaughnessy

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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