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Household of John Sheils (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

John Sheils and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheils, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sheils, born in 1841 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lily Ann (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Sheils's household

Male

John

Sheils

Head
Female

Mary

Sheils

Wife
Male

James

Sheils

Son
Female

Jane

Sheils

Daughter
Female

Janet

Sheils

Daughter
Female

Lily Ann

Sheils

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sheils

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Sheils
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheils

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sheils

Wife

Married

40

1841

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Sheils

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sheils

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Sheils

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lily Ann

Sheils

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sheils

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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