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Household of James Shirlaw (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

James Shirlaw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shirlaw, born in 1837 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shirlaw, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Shirlaw's household

Male

James

Shirlaw

Head
Female

Ellen

Shirlaw

Wife
Male

John

Shirlaw

Son
Male

James

Shirlaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Shirlaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shirlaw

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shirlaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shirlaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Ellen

Shirlaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

John

Shirlaw

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shirlaw

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shirlaw

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shirlaw

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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