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Household of Robert Shields (born 1838, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durrisdeer, Dumfriesshire, 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 1838 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Wilhelmina Shields, born in 1840 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jessie (born 1869 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Helen N (born 1870 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Wilhelmina R (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Maggie R (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
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Robert Shields's household
Robert
Shields
Head
Wilhelmina
Shields
Wife
Jessie
Shields
Daughter
Helen N
Shields
Daughter
James
Shields
Son
Wilhelmina R
Shields
Daughter
Mary
Shields
Daughter
Maggie R
Shields
Daughter
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Shields | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Wilhelmina | Shields | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Shields | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Helen N | Shields | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
James | Shields | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Wilhelmina R | Shields | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Shields | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Maggie R | Shields | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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