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Household of John Shirley (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 Shirley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shirley, born in 1840 in Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Kate Shirley, born in 1849 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Harry P (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph M (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Nellie (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph A (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister In Law, Eliza Moore, born in 1858 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.


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John Shirley's household

Male

John

Shirley

Head
Female

Kate

Shirley

Wife
Male

Harry P

Shirley

Son
Male

Joseph M

Shirley

Son
Female

Nellie

Shirley

Daughter
Male

Joseph A

Shirley

Son
Female

Eliza

Moore

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shirley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shirley

Head

Married

41

1840

Staffordshire, England

Kate

Shirley

Wife

Married

32

1849

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Harry P

Shirley

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph M

Shirley

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Nellie

Shirley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph A

Shirley

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Moore

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

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