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Household of John Shiels (born 1830, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 Shiels and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shiels, born in 1830 in Berwickshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Shiels, born in 1823 in Fountainhall, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1851 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1853 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1856 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1858 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), William (born 1860 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), James F (born 1865 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland) and John (born 1869 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, James (born 1868 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, Archibald (born 1875 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1876 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Minnie (born 1877 in Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1878 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and John's Grandson, George (born 1880 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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John Shiels's household

Male

John

Shiels

Head
Female

Agnes

Shiels

Wife
Female

Jane

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Janet

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shiels

Daughter
Male

William

Shiels

Son
Male

James F

Shiels

Son
Male

John

Shiels

Son
Male

James

Shiels

Grandson
Male

Archibald

Shiels

Grandson
Female

Jane

Shiels

Granddaughter
Female

Minnie

Shiels

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Shiels

Granddaughter
Male

George

Shiels

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Shiels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shiels

Head

Married

51

1830

Berwickshire, Scotland

Agnes

Shiels

Wife

Married

58

1823

Fountainhall, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Shiels

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shiels

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Janet

Shiels

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shiels

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Shiels

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

James F

Shiels

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Shiels

Son

-

12

1869

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

James

Shiels

Grandson

-

13

1868

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Archibald

Shiels

Grandson

-

6

1875

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane

Shiels

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Minnie

Shiels

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Headshaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shiels

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

George

Shiels

Grandson

-

1

1880

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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