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Household of William Shaughnessy (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

William Shaughnessy and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shaughnessy, born in 1841 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Shaughnessy, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Dominick (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father-In-Law, Matthew (born 1802 in Ireland) and William's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Shaughnessy's household

Male

William

Shaughnessy

Head
Female

Annie

Shaughnessy

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shaughnessy

Daughter
Male

Dominick

Shaughnessy

Son
Male

John

Shaughnessy

Son
Male

Matthew

McVeigh

Father-In-Law
Male

Robert

McVeigh

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Shaughnessy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shaughnessy

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Annie

Shaughnessy

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaughnessy

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Dominick

Shaughnessy

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shaughnessy

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

McVeigh

Father-In-Law

Widower

79

1802

Ireland

Robert

McVeigh

Brother-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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