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Household of Thomas Shiels (born 1813, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stow Parish, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shiels, born in 1813 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Shiels, born in 1815 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Thomas W, born 1855 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Daughter-In-Law, Isabella E (born 1853 in Ireland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Janet E W (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Shiels's household

Male

Thomas

Shiels

Head
Female

Janet

Shiels

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Shiels

Son
Female

Isabella E

Shiels

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Janet E W

Shiels

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shiels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shiels

Head

Married

68

1813

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Shiels

Wife

Married

66

1815

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Thomas W

Shiels

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella E

Shiels

Daughter-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Janet E W

Shiels

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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