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Household of William Shirley (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

William Shirley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shirley, born in 1835 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shirley, born in 1837 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Annie S (born 1864 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England), George W (born 1870 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1862 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1878 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1881 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shirley's household

Male

William

Shirley

Head
Female

Mary

Shirley

Wife
Female

Annie S

Shirley

Daughter
Male

George W

Shirley

Son
Male

Edwin

Shirley

Son
Male

Harry

Shirley

Son
Female

Harriet

Shirley

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shirley

Son
Male

William

Shirley

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shirley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shirley

Head

Married

46

1835

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shirley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Annie S

Shirley

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

George W

Shirley

Son

Single

11

1870

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Shirley

Son

Single

19

1862

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Shirley

Son

Single

5

1876

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Shirley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Shirley

Son

Single

0

1881

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

William

Shirley

Son

Single

0

1881

Kilnhurst, Yorkshire, England

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