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Household of Isabella Shiels (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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.

Isabella Shiels and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Shiels, born in 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Isabella was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Isabella's Sister, Jane (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella's Sister, Margaret (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella's Visitor, Jessie (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella's Brother, John (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Isabella Shiels's household

Female

Isabella

Shiels

Head
Female

Jane

Shiels

Sister
Female

Margaret

Shiels

Sister
Female

Jessie

Watson

Visitor
Male

John

Shiels

Brother
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Shiels
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

Shiels

Head

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Shiels

Sister

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Shiels

Sister

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Watson

Visitor

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Shiels

Brother

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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