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Household of James Shennan (born 1846, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Annan, Dumfriesshire, 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 Shennan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shennan, born in 1846 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shennan, born in 1846 in England. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1873 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1876 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Esther (born 1879 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister-In-Law, Mary Cowx, born in 1845 in England.


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James Shennan's household

Male

James

Shennan

Head
Female

Sarah

Shennan

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Shennan

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shennan

Son
Female

Esther

Shennan

Daughter
Female

Mary

Cowx

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Shennan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shennan

Head

Married

35

1846

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Shennan

Wife

Married

35

1846

England

Sarah A

Shennan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Shennan

Son

-

5

1876

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Esther

Shennan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowx

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

36

1845

England

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