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Household of John Shields (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1834 in Cartland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Shields, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1862 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1868 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Jessie

Shields

Wife
Female

Jessie

Shields

Daughter
Female

Susan

Shields

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shields

Son
Male

John

Shields

Son
Male

James

Shields

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Cartland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shields

Head

Married

47

1834

Cartland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shields

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shields

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Susan

Shields

Daughter

-

13

1868

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Shields

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shields

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shields

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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