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Household of James Shields (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shields, born in 1851 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shields, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Rosanne (born 1874 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1878 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Pat (born 1843 in Ireland), James's Lodger, Neil (born 1852 in Ireland), James's Lodger, William (born 1861 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Lodger, James (born 1860 in Ireland).


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James Shields's household

Male

James

Shields

Head
Female

Margaret

Shields

Wife
Female

Rosanne

Shields

Daughter
Male

James

Shields

Son
Female

Ellen

Shields

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shields

Son
Male

Pat

McCardle

Lodger
Male

Neil

Kelly

Lodger
Male

William

Mulligan

Lodger
Male

James

O'Donnell

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
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

30

1851

Ireland

Margaret

Shields

Wife

-

28

1853

Ireland

Rosanne

Shields

Daughter

-

7

1874

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shields

Son

-

5

1876

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Shields

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shields

Son

-

1

1880

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Pat

McCardle

Lodger

Unmarried

38

1843

Ireland

Neil

Kelly

Lodger

-

29

1852

Ireland

William

Mulligan

Lodger

-

20

1861

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

O'Donnell

Lodger

-

21

1860

Ireland

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