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Household of Andrew Shields (born 1847, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, 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.

Andrew Shields and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Shields, born in 1847 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Robina Shields, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella H (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret P (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann S S (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John S (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Servant, Sarah Ann Macfarlane, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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Andrew Shields's household

Male

Andrew

Shields

Head
Female

Robina

Shields

Wife
Female

Isabella H

Shields

Daughter
Female

Margaret P

Shields

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shields

Son
Female

Ann S S

Shields

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter
Male

John S

Shields

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Macfarlane

Servant
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Shields

Head

Married

34

1847

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robina

Shields

Wife

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella H

Shields

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret P

Shields

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Shields

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann S S

Shields

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John S

Shields

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah Ann

Macfarlane

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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