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Household of Robert Shiels (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 Shiels and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shiels, born in 1841 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth B Shiels, born in 1839 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1873 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Thomas (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Son, George (born 1859 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert's Step Son, John (born 1861 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert's Step Son, James (born 1864 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1866 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Robert's Nephew, John (born 1875 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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Robert Shiels's household
Robert
Shiels
Head
Elizabeth B
Shiels
Wife
George
Brunton
Step Son
John
Brunton
Step Son
James
Brunton
Step Son
Mary
Brunton
Step Daughter
Elizabeth
Brunton
Step Daughter
Robert
Shiels
Son
Thomas
Shiels
Son
John
Gullon
Nephew
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Shiels |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Shiels | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth B | Shiels | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England | |
George | Brunton | Step Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Brunton | Step Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Brunton | Step Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Mary | Brunton | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Brunton | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Robert | Shiels | Son | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Shiels | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Gullon | Nephew | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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