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Household of Michael McSorley (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

Michael McSorley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael McSorley, born in 1848 in , consisted of 8 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Helen McSorley, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Michael's Mother-In-Law, Agnes Rantin, born in 1816 in Ireland.


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Michael McSorley's household

Male

Michael

McSorley

Head
Female

Helen

McSorley

Wife
Female

Agnes

McSorley

Daughter
Male

William

McSorley

Son
Male

James

McSorley

Son
Female

Mary

McSorley

Daughter
Female

Helen

McSorley

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Rantin

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Michael
Last name McSorley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

McSorley

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Helen

McSorley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Agnes

McSorley

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McSorley

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McSorley

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McSorley

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

McSorley

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Rantin

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Ireland

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