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Household of John Shields (born 1852)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1852 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shields, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 2 children; William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1861 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Samuel (born 1860 in Ireland).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Margaret

Shields

Wife
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

Edward

Shields

Son
Male

Thomas

Wallace

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Peoples

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shields

Head

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Margaret

Shields

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

William

Shields

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Shields

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wallace

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Samuel

Peoples

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

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