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Household of Josiah Shields (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Josiah Shields and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Shields, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Jane Shields, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Josiah (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Josiah Shields's household

Male

Josiah

Shields

Head
Female

Jane

Shields

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shields

Daughter
Male

Josiah

Shields

Son
Female

Jane

Shields

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Shields

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shields

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Shields

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Josiah

Shields

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Shields

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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