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Household of Robert Shirkey (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carluke, 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.

Robert Shirkey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shirkey, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Shirkey, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Matthew (born 1871 in Ireland), Robert (born 1868 in Ireland), John S (born 1872 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1874 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Joseph (born 1852 in Ireland) and Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1868 in Ireland).


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Robert Shirkey's household

Male

Robert

Shirkey

Head
Female

Jane

Shirkey

Wife
Male

Matthew

Shirkey

Son
Male

Robert

Shirkey

Son
Male

John S

Shirkey

Son
Male

Joseph

Shirkey

Son
Male

William

Shirkey

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Shirkey

Daughter
Male

Joseph

McKay

Boarder
Male

Thomas

McKay

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shirkey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shirkey

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Jane

Shirkey

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Matthew

Shirkey

Son

-

10

1871

Ireland

Robert

Shirkey

Son

-

13

1868

Ireland

John S

Shirkey

Son

-

9

1872

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Shirkey

Son

-

7

1874

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shirkey

Son

-

4

1877

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Shirkey

Daughter

-

1

1880

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

McKay

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Ireland

Thomas

McKay

Boarder

-

13

1868

Ireland

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