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Household of John Shields (born 1849, Dunbartonshire)
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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1849 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shields, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, David Shields, born in 1855 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
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John Shields's household
John
Shields
Head
Sarah
Shields
Wife
John
Shields
Son
Elizabeth
Shields
Daughter
Sarah
Shields
Daughter
Janet
Shields
Daughter
Margaret
Shields
Daughter
David
Shields
Brother
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shields | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Shields | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Ireland | |
John | Shields | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Shields | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Shields | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shields | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shields | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David | Shields | Brother | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
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