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Household of Michael Shields (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

Michael Shields and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Shields, born in 1831 in , consisted of 11 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 9 children; John (born 1856 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Michael (born 1862 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Bernard (born 1866 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Patrick (born 1868 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Susan (born 1853 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Michael Shields's household

Male

Michael

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Male

John

Shields

Son
Male

Michael

Shields

Son
Male

Bernard

Shields

Son
Male

Patrick

Shields

Son
Male

William

Shields

Son
Female

Susan

Shields

Daughter
Male

John

Donaghy

Son
Male

William

Donaghy

Son
Male

James

Donaghy

Son
First name(s) Michael
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Shields

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

John

Shields

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Michael

Shields

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bernard

Shields

Son

-

15

1866

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Patrick

Shields

Son

-

13

1868

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Shields

Son

-

9

1872

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Susan

Shields

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Donaghy

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Donaghy

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Donaghy

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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