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Household of John Shields (born 1828, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 Shields and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1828 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Shields, born in 1821 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1859 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, David Edmiston, born in 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Helen

Shields

Wife
Male

John

Shields

Son
Male

David

Edmiston

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shields

Head

Married

53

1828

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Helen

Shields

Wife

Married

60

1821

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Shields

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Edmiston

Boarder

Unmarried

38

1843

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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