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Household of Alison Shiels (born 1833, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Alison Shiels and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alison Shiels, born in 1833 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 4 members. Alison was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Anne D (born 1856 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1859 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alison's Mother, Annie Dickson, born in 1810 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Alison Shiels's household

Female

Alison

Shiels

Head
Female

Anne D

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Annie

Dickson

Mother
First name(s) Alison
Last name Shiels
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alison

Shiels

Head

Widow

48

1833

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Anne D

Shiels

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Shiels

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Dickson

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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