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Household of John Shields (born 1822, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 1822 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Robert P (born 1855 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1857 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1865 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1831 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Maggie (born 1864 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).
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John Shields's household
John
Shields
Head
Robert P
Shields
Son
Janet
Shields
Daughter
Helen
Shields
Daughter
Ellen
Adams
Servant
Maggie
Shaw
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shields | Head | Widower | 59 | 1822 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert P | Shields | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shields | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Shields | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Adams | Servant | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Perthshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Shaw | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland |
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