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Household of James Greenshields (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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.

James Greenshields and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Greenshields, born in 1834 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to J A P Greenshields, born in 1850 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Archibald J (born 1873 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George Wilson (born 1875 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), C J P H (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet B (born 1878 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Grace (born 1863 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Agnes (born 1854 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Greenshields's household

Male

James

Greenshields

Head
Female

J A P

Greenshields

Wife
Male

Archibald J

Greenshields

Son
Male

George Wilson

Greenshields

Son
Female

C J P H

Greenshields

Daughter
Female

Janet B

Greenshields

Daughter
Female

Grace

Wilson

Servant
Female

Agnes

Brown

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Greenshields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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James

Greenshields

Head

Married

47

1834

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

J A P

Greenshields

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Archibald J

Greenshields

Son

-

8

1873

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George Wilson

Greenshields

Son

-

6

1875

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

C J P H

Greenshields

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet B

Greenshields

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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