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Household of John Shirky (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.

John Shirky and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shirky, born in 1840 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Shirky, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1864 in Ireland), William Robert (born 1871 in Ireland), Samuel (born 1877 in Ireland) and Thomas George (born 1879 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Shirky's household

Male

John

Shirky

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Shirky

Wife
Male

John

Shirky

Son
Male

William Robert

Shirky

Son
Male

Samuel

Shirky

Son
Male

Thomas George

Shirky

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shirky
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shirky

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Mary Ann

Shirky

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

Shirky

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Ireland

William Robert

Shirky

Son

-

10

1871

Ireland

Samuel

Shirky

Son

-

4

1877

Ireland

Thomas George

Shirky

Son

-

2

1879

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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