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Household of Thomas Shiels (born 1827, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, 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 Shiels and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shiels, born in 1827 in Fala, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shiels, born in 1837 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Marion (born 1864 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1874 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, John Blake, born in 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Thomas Shiels's household
Thomas
Shiels
Head
Margaret
Shiels
Wife
Marion
Shiels
Daughter
Isabella
Shiels
Daughter
Barbara
Shiels
Daughter
Thomas
Shiels
Son
John
Blake
Boarder
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shiels |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Fala, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shiels | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Fala, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shiels | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Marion | Shiels | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Shiels | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Barbara | Shiels | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Shiels | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Blake | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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