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Household of Alexander Shiels (born 1843, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 Shiels and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Shiels, born in 1843 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shiels, born in 1846 in Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret K (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane Denholm (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth Kerr (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas Kerr (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Shiels's household
Alexander
Shiels
Head
Margaret
Shiels
Wife
Margaret K
Shiels
Daughter
Alexander
Shiels
Son
Jane Denholm
Shiels
Daughter
Elizabeth Kerr
Shiels
Daughter
Thomas Kerr
Shiels
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Shiels |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Shiels | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England | |
Margaret | Shiels | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret K | Shiels | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shiels | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane Denholm | Shiels | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Kerr | Shiels | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas Kerr | Shiels | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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