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Household of William Shirres (born 1813, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Shirres and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shirres, born in 1813 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charles Shirres, born in 1854 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Charles (born 1854 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Leslie P (born 1864 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Christian (born 1862 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth H (born 1825 in Worcestershire, England).


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William Shirres's household

Male

William

Shirres

Head
Male

Charles

Shirres

Son
Male

Leslie P

Shirres

Son
Female

Christian

Shirres

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Mc Kensie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth H

Hill

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shirres
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shirres

Head

Married

68

1813

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Shirres

Son

Single

27

1854

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Leslie P

Shirres

Son

Single

17

1864

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christian

Shirres

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mc Kensie

Servant

Single

25

1856

Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth H

Hill

Servant

Widow

56

1825

Worcestershire, England

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