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Household of James Shiells (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Shiells and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shiells, born in 1831 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1857 in Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1859 in Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland) and David (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Aunt, Ann Dewar, born in 1821 in Balmerino, Fife, Scotland.
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James Shiells's household
James
Shiells
Head
James
Shiells
Son
Matthew
Shiells
Son
Alexander
Shiells
Son
David
Shiells
Son
Ann
Dewar
Aunt
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shiells |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shiells | Head | Widower | 50 | 1831 | Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Shiells | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Matthew | Shiells | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Shiells | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Fowlis, Perthshire, Scotland | |
David | Shiells | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ann | Dewar | Aunt | Unmarried | 60 | 1821 | Balmerino, Fife, Scotland |
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