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Household of Alexander Sheils (born 1843, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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.
Alexander Sheils and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sheils, born in 1843 in Earlston, Berwickshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Sheils, born in 1848 in Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1868 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1873 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1878 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Sheils's household
Alexander
Sheils
Head
Ann
Sheils
Wife
Ann
Sheils
Daughter
John
Sheils
Son
Andrew
Sheils
Son
Alexander
Sheils
Son
Mary Jane
Sheils
Daughter
Margaret
Sheils
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Sheils |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Sheils | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Sheils | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Ann | Sheils | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
John | Sheils | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Sheils | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Sheils | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Sheils | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Sheils | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland |
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