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Household of James Shields (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, 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 7 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 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Shields, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 5 children; William (born 1861 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1865 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Edward (born 1875 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Jane Mullen, born in 1846 in Ireland.


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James Shields's household

Male

James

Shields

Head
Female

Eliza Jane

Shields

Wife
Male

William

Shields

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Shields

Daughter
Male

James

Shields Jr

Son
Male

Robert

Shields

Son
Male

Edward

Shields

Son
Female

Jane

Mullen

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shields

Head

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Eliza Jane

Shields

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

William

Shields

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Shields

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Shields Jr

Son

-

11

1870

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Shields

Son

-

9

1872

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Edward

Shields

Son

-

6

1875

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Mullen

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Ireland

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