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Household of Adam Shiells (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eassie & Nevay, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Adam Shiells and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Shiells, born in 1853 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jane Shiells, born in 1854 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1878 in Lundie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1879 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Visitor, Ann Mitchell, born in 1818 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Adam Shiells's household

Male

Adam

Shiells

Head
Female

Jane

Shiells

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Shiells

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Shiells

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shiells

Daughter
Female

Ann

Mitchell

Visitor
First name(s) Adam
Last name Shiells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Shiells

Head

Married

28

1853

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Shiells

Wife

Married

27

1854

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Shiells

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lundie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Shiells

Daughter

-

2

1879

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Shiells

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Mitchell

Visitor

Widow

63

1818

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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