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Household of James Shields (born 1848)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Shields and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shields, born in 1848 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shields, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Hugh (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bernard (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John Lappin, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Shields's household

Male

James

Shields

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife
Male

Hugh

Shields

Son
Male

Bernard

Shields

Son
Male

James

Shields

Son
Male

John

Lappin

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shields

Head

Married

33

1848

Ireland

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Shields

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bernard

Shields

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shields

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Lappin

Boarder

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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