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Household of David Shields (born 1854, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 Shields and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Shields, born in 1854 in Dalry, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shields, born in 1844 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Son, John (born 1864 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland), David's Step Son, Daniel (born 1870 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), David's Step Son, Robert (born 1874 in Stirlingshire, Scotland), David's Step Son, David (born 1876 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), David's Step Son, Peter (born 1879 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and David's Step Son, James (born 1859 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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David Shields's household

Male

David

Shields

Head
Female

Catherine

Shields

Wife
Male

John

Ramsay

Step Son
Male

Daniel

Ramsay

Step Son
Male

Robert

Ramsay

Step Son
Male

David

Ramsay

Step Son
Male

Peter

Ramsay

Step Son
Male

James

Thomson

Step Son
First name(s) David
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Shields

Head

Married

27

1854

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

Shields

Wife

Married

37

1844

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Ramsay

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Daniel

Ramsay

Step Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Ramsay

Step Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Ramsay

Step Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Peter

Ramsay

Step Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Step Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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