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Household of James Shields (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 1835 in , consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1851 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Shields's household

Male

James

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Male

James

Shields

Son
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter
Male

John

Shields

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
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

46

1835

Ireland

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

30

1851

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shields

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Shields

Daughter

-

5

1876

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shields

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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