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Household of John Shirras (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Aberdour, 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.

John Shirras and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shirras, born in 1833 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shirras, born in 1834 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Rachel (born 1859 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1861 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie Sophia (born 1873 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander Leith (born 1878 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Shirras's household

Male

John

Shirras

Head
Female

Ann

Shirras

Wife
Female

Rachel

Shirras

Daughter
Male

James

Shirras

Son
Male

William

Shirras

Son
Female

Jessie Sophia

Shirras

Daughter
Male

Alexander Leith

Shirras

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shirras
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shirras

Head

Married

48

1833

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Shirras

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Rachel

Shirras

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shirras

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Shirras

Son

-

13

1868

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie Sophia

Shirras

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander Leith

Shirras

Son

-

3

1878

Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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