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Household of Samuel Shields (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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.

Samuel Shields and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shields, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shields, born in 1833 in Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Niece, Elizabeth Gilchrist, born in 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Samuel Shields's household

Male

Samuel

Shields

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife
Male

James

Shields

Son
Male

Samuel

Shields

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gilchrist

Niece
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shields

Head

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife

Married

48

1833

Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Shields

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Shields

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gilchrist

Niece

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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