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Household of Joseph Shirley (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Joseph Shirley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shirley, born in 1849 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Selina Shirley, born in 1850 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1871 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England), Albert (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Wifes Father, William Hands, born in 1831 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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Joseph Shirley's household

Male

Joseph

Shirley

Head
Female

Selina

Shirley

Wife
Female

Ann

Shirley

Daughter
Male

Albert

Shirley

Son
Male

William

Shirley

Son
Male

Joseph

Shirley

Son
Male

William

Hands

Wifes Father
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shirley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shirley

Head

Married

32

1849

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Selina

Shirley

Wife

Married

31

1850

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ann

Shirley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Albert

Shirley

Son

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Shirley

Son

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Shirley

Son

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Hands

Wifes Father

Married

50

1831

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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