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Household of William Shannan (born 1827, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, 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.

William Shannan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shannan, born in 1827 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shannan, born in 1828 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1859 in Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1863 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1866 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1873 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Shannan's household

Male

William

Shannan

Head
Female

Agnes

Shannan

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Shannan

Daughter
Male

William

Shannan

Son
Female

Jane

Shannan

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Shannan

Daughter
Male

James

Shannan

Son
Male

Robert

Shannan

Son
Male

Joseph

Shannan

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shannan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shannan

Head

Married

54

1827

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shannan

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Shannan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Brydekirk, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Shannan

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Shannan

Daughter

-

18

1863

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shannan

Daughter

-

15

1866

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Shannan

Son

-

13

1868

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Shannan

Son

-

11

1870

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Joseph

Shannan

Son

-

8

1873

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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