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Household of Thomas Shirra (born 1831, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 Shirra and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shirra, born in 1831 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shirra, born in 1833 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1853 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1859 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1861 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Catherine Livingston, born in 1879 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Shirra's household

Male

Thomas

Shirra

Head
Female

Catherine

Shirra

Wife
Male

William

Shirra

Son
Male

Thomas

Shirra

Son
Female

Janet

Shirra

Daughter
Male

James

Shirra

Son
Male

John

Shirra

Son
Female

Catherine

Livingston

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shirra
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shirra

Head

Married

50

1831

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shirra

Wife

Married

48

1833

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Shirra

Son

Married

28

1853

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shirra

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Shirra

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Shirra

Son

-

18

1863

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Shirra

Son

-

11

1870

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Livingston

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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