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Household of Janet Shirra (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Janet Shirra and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Shirra, born in 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Janet's Servant, Elizabeth Malloy, born in 1858 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Janet Shirra's household

Female

Janet

Shirra

Head
Male

John

Shirra

Son
Male

William

Shirra

Son
Female

Janet

Shirra

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Malloy

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Shirra
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Shirra

Head

Widow

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shirra

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shirra

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Shirra

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Malloy

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

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