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Household of David Shiel (born 1845, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

David Shiel and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shiel, born in 1845 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet Shiel, born in 1847 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Adam C (born 1871 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Janet L (born 1872 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), David (born 1874 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William R (born 1878 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Cousin, George Shiel, born in 1857 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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David Shiel's household

Male

David

Shiel

Head
Female

Janet

Shiel

Wife
Male

Adam C

Shiel

Son
Female

Janet L

Shiel

Daughter
Male

David

Shiel

Son
Male

James

Shiel

Son
Male

William R

Shiel

Son
Male

Alexander

Shiel

Son
Male

George

Shiel

Cousin
First name(s) David
Last name Shiel
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shiel

Head

Married

36

1845

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Shiel

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Adam C

Shiel

Son

-

10

1871

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet L

Shiel

Daughter

-

9

1872

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

David

Shiel

Son

-

7

1874

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Shiel

Son

-

5

1876

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William R

Shiel

Son

-

3

1878

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shiel

Son

-

1

1880

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George

Shiel

Cousin

-

24

1857

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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