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Household of Robert Shannon (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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.

Robert Shannon and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shannon, born in 1845 in , consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shannon, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1870 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, James (born 1862 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, John (born 1857 in Ireland), Robert's Lodger, Thomas (born 1858 in Ireland) and Robert's Lodger, Peter (born 1851 in Ireland).


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Robert Shannon's household

Male

Robert

Shannon

Head
Female

Margaret

Shannon

Wife
Female

Jane

Shannon

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shannon

Son
Male

James

Shannon

Son
Male

James

McCormick

Lodger
Male

John

Welch

Lodger
Male

Thomas

McGarr

Lodger
Male

Peter

Schoefield

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shannon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shannon

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Margaret

Shannon

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Jane

Shannon

Daughter

-

11

1870

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shannon

Son

-

7

1874

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Shannon

Son

-

0

1881

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

McCormick

Lodger

Unmarried

19

1862

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Welch

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

Thomas

McGarr

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

Peter

Schoefield

Lodger

Unmarried

30

1851

Ireland

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