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Household of James Shields (born 1858, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Shields and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shields, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace Shields, born in 1859 in Eastfield, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Grace R E (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret M D (born 1881 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Marion Allardice, born in 1861 in Eastfield, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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James Shields's household

Male

James

Shields

Head
Female

Grace

Shields

Wife
Female

Grace R E

Shields

Daughter
Female

Margaret M D

Shields

Daughter
Female

Marion

Allardice

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shields

Head

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Shields

Wife

Married

22

1859

Eastfield, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace R E

Shields

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret M D

Shields

Daughter

-

0

1881

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Allardice

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Eastfield, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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