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Household of John Shields (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catharine Shields, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Alexander (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Brother, Robert (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Sister, Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Annie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Catharine

Shields

Wife
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

Alexander

Shields

Brother
Male

Robert

Shields

Brother
Female

Margaret

Shields

Sister
Female

Annie

Leggat

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Glasgow, 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

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catharine

Shields

Wife

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Shields

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shields

Brother

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Shields

Brother

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shields

Sister

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Leggat

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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