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Household of Thomas Shirley (born 1810, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Thomas Shirley and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shirley, born in 1810 in Alstonefield, Staffordshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Shirley, born in 1815 in Exeter, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1807 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Westmorland, England).


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Thomas Shirley's household

Male

Thomas

Shirley

Head
Female

Jane

Shirley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hill

Visitor
Female

Sarah

Hewitson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shirley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shirley

Head

Married

71

1810

Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Shirley

Wife

Married

66

1815

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Hill

Visitor

Widow

74

1807

Exeter, Devon, England

Sarah

Hewitson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Westmorland, England

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