Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Shirley (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shirley, born in 1837 in Arthurlie, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shirley, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 7 children; William (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander A (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John A (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret H (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes A (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Shirley's household

Male

William

Shirley

Head
Female

Agnes

Shirley

Wife
Male

William

Shirley

Son
Male

Robert

Shirley

Son
Male

James

Shirley

Son
Male

Alexander A

Shirley

Son
Male

John A

Shirley

Son
Female

Margaret H

Shirley

Daughter
Female

Agnes A

Shirley

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shirley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Arthurlie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shirley

Head

Married

44

1837

Arthurlie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shirley

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

William

Shirley

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Shirley

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shirley

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander A

Shirley

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John A

Shirley

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret H

Shirley

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes A

Shirley

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Shirley in Anderston in 1881, and follow the Shirley family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Shirley

We’ve found William Shirley in 122 family trees. Find out more about William Shirley's household and view the Shirley family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census