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Household of John Shiell (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Shiell and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shiell, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah L Shiell, born in 1841 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; Helen S (born 1867 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David G (born 1869 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Susan M (born 1872 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1874 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Herbert (born 1875 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Catherine J (born 1877 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arnold (born 1879 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Elizabeth T (born 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Annie (born 1858 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1853 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Servant, Elizabeth P (born 1861 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Shiell's household

Male

John

Shiell

Head
Female

Sarah L

Shiell

Wife
Female

Helen S

Shiell

Daughter
Male

David G

Shiell

Son
Female

Susan M

Shiell

Daughter
Male

John

Shiell

Son
Male

Herbert

Shiell

Son
Female

Catherine J

Shiell

Daughter
Male

Arnold

Shiell

Son
Male

Robert

Shiell

Son
Female

Elizabeth T

Swankie

Servant
Female

Annie

Greene

Servant
Female

Jane

Nelson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth P

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shiell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shiell

Head

Married

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah L

Shiell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen S

Shiell

Daughter

-

14

1867

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David G

Shiell

Son

-

12

1869

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan M

Shiell

Daughter

-

9

1872

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Shiell

Son

-

7

1874

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Herbert

Shiell

Son

-

6

1875

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine J

Shiell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Arnold

Shiell

Son

-

2

1879

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Shiell

Son

-

0

1881

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth T

Swankie

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Greene

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Nelson

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth P

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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