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Household of Thomas Shirken (born 1858)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.
Thomas Shirken and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shirken, born in 1858 in , consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shirken, born in 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Visitor, David (born 1852 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland), Thomas's Visitor, Mary (born 1854 in Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Visitor, Helen (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Mary (born 1878 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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Thomas Shirken's household
Thomas
Shirken
Head
Eliza
Shirken
Wife
William
Orr
Boarder
David
Meldrum
Visitor
Mary
Meldrum
Visitor
Elizabeth
Meldrum
Visitor
Helen
Meldrum
Visitor
Mary
Meldrum
Visitor
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shirken |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 23 |
| Birth year | 1858 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shirken | Head | Married | 23 | 1858 | Ireland | |
Eliza | Shirken | Wife | Married | 20 | 1861 | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Orr | Boarder | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Meldrum | Visitor | Married | 29 | 1852 | Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland | |
Mary | Meldrum | Visitor | Married | 27 | 1854 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Meldrum | Visitor | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Meldrum | Visitor | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Meldrum | Visitor | - | 3 | 1878 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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