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Household of James Shields (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shields, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shields, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Bridget Drum, born in 1806 in Ireland.


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James Shields's household

Male

James

Shields

Head
Female

Margaret

Shields

Wife
Male

Robert

Shields

Son
Male

Joseph

Shields

Son
Male

James

Shields

Son
Female

Annie

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shields

Daughter
Female

Bridget

Drum

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shields

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shields

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Robert

Shields

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Shields

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shields

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Shields

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shields

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shields

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bridget

Drum

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Ireland

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