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Household of James Shirriffs (born 1843, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, 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 Shirriffs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shirriffs, born in 1843 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shirriffs, born in 1851 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland), Samuel (born 1879 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Shirriffs's household

Male

James

Shirriffs

Head
Female

Isabella

Shirriffs

Wife
Male

James

Shirriffs

Son
Male

George

Shirriffs

Son
Female

Maggie

Shirriffs

Daughter
Male

John

Shirriffs

Son
Male

Samuel

Shirriffs

Son
Male

Peter

Shirriffs

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shirriffs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shirriffs

Head

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Shirriffs

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shirriffs

Son

-

13

1868

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Shirriffs

Son

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Shirriffs

Daughter

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Shirriffs

Son

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

Samuel

Shirriffs

Son

-

2

1879

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Shirriffs

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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