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Household of Peter Shields (born 1833)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Shotts, 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.
Peter Shields and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Shields, born in 1833 in , consisted of 12 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shields, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 8 children; John (born 1865 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Rose (born 1874 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bridget (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Boarder, Owen (born 1831 in Ireland) and Peter's Boarder, William (born 1833 in Ireland).
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Peter Shields's household
Peter
Shields
Head
Catherine
Shields
Wife
John
Shields
Son
Margaret
Shields
Daughter
Peter
Shields
Son
Mary
Shields
Daughter
Annie
Shields
Daughter
Rose
Shields
Daughter
Catherine
Shields
Daughter
Bridget
Shields
Daughter
Owen
Quin
Boarder
William
Cunningham
Boarder
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Shields | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Ireland | |
Catherine | Shields | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Ireland | |
John | Shields | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Shields | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Shields | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Shields | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Shields | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Rose | Shields | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Shields | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Bridget | Shields | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Owen | Quin | Boarder | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Ireland | |
William | Cunningham | Boarder | Unmarried | 48 | 1833 | Ireland |
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