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Household of Thomas Shields (born 1858)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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.

Thomas Shields and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shields, born in 1858 in , consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Shields, born in 1858 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1879 in Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter (born 1881 in Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Frank (born 1846 in Ireland), Thomas's Boarder, Patrick (born 1862 in Ireland) and Thomas's Visitor, Eliza (born 1863 in Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Shields's household

Male

Thomas

Shields

Head
Female

Annie

Shields

Wife
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter
Male

Peter

Shields

Son
Male

Frank

Boyd

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Weathers

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shields

Head

Married

23

1858

Ireland

Annie

Shields

Wife

Married

23

1858

Ireland

Mary

Shields

Daughter

-

2

1879

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Shields

Son

-

0

1881

Addiewell, Midlothian, Scotland

Frank

Boyd

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Patrick

Weathers

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Eliza

Smith

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Peeblesshire, Scotland

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