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Household of Eliza Shields (born 1819, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.
Eliza Shields and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eliza Shields, born in 1819 in Muthill, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. Eliza was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Agnes Ballentine (born 1850 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William Henry (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Eliza's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Sutherland, Scotland), Eliza's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Eliza's Servant, Margaret (born 1857 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Eliza Shields's household
Eliza
Shields
Head
Agnes Ballentine
Shields
Daughter
Mary
Shields
Daughter
Eliza
Shields
Daughter
John
Shields
Son
Margaret
Shields
Daughter
William Henry
Shields
Son
Elizabeth
McKay
Servant
Margaret
Cattandale
Servant
Margaret
Pauline
Servant
| First name(s) | Eliza |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 62 |
| Birth year | 1819 |
| Birth place | Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eliza | Shields | Head | Widow | 62 | 1819 | Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Agnes Ballentine | Shields | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Shields | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Shields | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Shields | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shields | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William Henry | Shields | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McKay | Servant | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Margaret | Cattandale | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Invernessshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Pauline | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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