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Household of Isabella Shiels Or Swan (born 1809)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Or Swan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Shiels Or Swan, born in 1809 in , consisted of 7 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Thomas, born 1836 in Earlston.
During the period, also present in the household were Isabella's Visitor, Jane (born 1799 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland), Isabella's Servant, Mirea (born 1852 in -), Isabella's Visitor, James (born 1828 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella's Servant, Georgina (born 1856 in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland) and Isabella's Servant, Beatrice (born 1854 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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Isabella Shiels Or Swan's household

Female

Isabella

Shiels Or Swan

Head
Male

Thomas

Swan

Son
Female

Jane

Murray

Visitor
Female

Mirea

Robb

Servant
Male

James

Smith

Visitor
Female

Georgina

Gair

Servant
Female

Beatrice

Story

Servant
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Shiels Or Swan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

Shiels Or Swan

Head

Widow

72

1809

-

Thomas

Swan

Son

Unmarried

45

1836

Earlston

Jane

Murray

Visitor

Unmarried

82

1799

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Mirea

Robb

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

-

James

Smith

Visitor

Married

53

1828

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina

Gair

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland

Beatrice

Story

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

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