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Household of Joseph Shirton (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Shirton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shirton, born in 1844 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shirton, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1865 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), John Charles (born 1867 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Walter (born 1870 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Josephine (born 1872 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter Son, Samuel (born 1875 in Stockport, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Son Daughter, Ellen (born 1878 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Shirton's household

Male

Joseph

Shirton

Head
Female

Ellen

Shirton

Wife
Female

Mary

Shirton

Daughter
Male

John Charles

Shirton

Son
Male

Walter

Shirton

Son
Female

Josephine

Shirton

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shirton

Daughter Son
Female

Ellen

Shirton

Son Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shirton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shirton

Head

Married

37

1844

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Shirton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

Shirton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

John Charles

Shirton

Son

Single

14

1867

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Walter

Shirton

Son

Single

11

1870

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Josephine

Shirton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Shirton

Daughter Son

Single

6

1875

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Shirton

Son Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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