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Household of Joseph Shirley (born 1841)

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.

Joseph Shirley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shirley, born in 1841 in , consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shirley, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Ireland), Robert (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in England), Ellen (born 1876 in England) and Elspeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Shirley's household

Male

Joseph

Shirley

Head
Female

Agnes

Shirley

Wife
Female

Margaret

Shirley

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shirley

Son
Female

Jane

Shirley

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Shirley

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shirley

Daughter
Female

Elspeth

Shirley

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shirley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shirley

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Agnes

Shirley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Margaret

Shirley

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Robert

Shirley

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shirley

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shirley

Daughter

-

7

1874

England

Ellen

Shirley

Daughter

-

5

1876

England

Elspeth

Shirley

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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