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Household of Robert Shields (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Contin, Ross and Cromarty, 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.

Robert Shields and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shields, born in 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary J Shields, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1871 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Jane E (born 1873 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Samuel G (born 1877 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1881 in Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Robert Shields's household

Male

Robert

Shields

Head
Female

Mary J

Shields

Wife
Male

Robert

Shields

Son
Female

Jane E

Shields

Daughter
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

Samuel G

Shields

Son
Female

Margaret

Shields

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Shields

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Shields

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Mary J

Shields

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Robert

Shields

Son

-

10

1871

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane E

Shields

Daughter

-

8

1873

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Shields

Son

-

6

1875

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Samuel G

Shields

Son

-

4

1877

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Shields

Daughter

-

2

1879

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jemima

Shields

Daughter

-

0

1881

Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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