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Household of John Shields (born 1855, 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.
John Shields and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Shields, born in 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Anne (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Robert (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1860 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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John Shields's household
John
Shields
Head
Susan
Shields
Wife
Robert
Shields
Brother
Jane
Shields
Daughter
Anne
Shields
Daughter
Samuel
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Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shields | Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Susan | Shields | Wife | Married | 26 | 1855 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert | Shields | Brother | - | 16 | 1865 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Shields | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Anne | Shields | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Samuel | More | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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