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Household of Hugh Shiels (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.

Hugh Shiels and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Shiels, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shiels, born in 1853 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Hugh Shiels's household

Male

Hugh

Shiels

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shiels

Wife
Male

James

Shiels

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Shiels

Daughter
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Shiels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Shiels

Head

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shiels

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Shiels

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Shiels

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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