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Household of James Shiels (born 1815, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ladhope, Selkirkshire, 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 Shiels and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shiels, born in 1815 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Shiels, born in 1819 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1851 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet (born 1853 in Mayo, Ireland), Alison W (born 1856 in Mayo, Ireland) and Mary A (born 1858 in Mayo, Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Hunter, born in 1866 in Roxburghshire, Scotland.
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James Shiels's household
James
Shiels
Head
Janet
Shiels
Wife
James
Shiels
Son
Janet
Shiels
Daughter
Alison W
Shiels
Daughter
Mary A
Shiels
Daughter
Mary
Hunter
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shiels |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shiels | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Janet | Shiels | Wife | Married | 62 | 1819 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Shiels | Son | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Janet | Shiels | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Mayo, Ireland | |
Alison W | Shiels | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Mayo, Ireland | |
Mary A | Shiels | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Mayo, Ireland | |
Mary | Hunter | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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