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Household of James Shields (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shields, born in 1816 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Brennan, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Edward (born 1862 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1865 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Denis (born 1871 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1873 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1858 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Ellen (born 1875 in Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, James Foley, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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James Shields's household

Male

James

Shields

Head
Female

Eliza

Brennan

Wife
Male

Edward

Shields

Son
Male

James

Shields

Son
Male

Denis

Shields

Son
Male

John

Shields

Son
Male

Thomas

Ryan

Son
Female

Agnes

Shields

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shields

Daughter
Male

James

Foley

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shields

Head

Married

65

1816

Ireland

Eliza

Brennan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Edward

Shields

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Shields

Son

-

16

1865

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Denis

Shields

Son

-

10

1871

Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Shields

Son

-

8

1873

Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Ryan

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Shields

Daughter

-

11

1870

Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ellen

Shields

Daughter

-

6

1875

Fauldhouse, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Foley

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

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