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Household of Thomas Shiels (born 1855, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peebles, Peeblesshire, 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 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shiels, born in 1856 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Shiels's household

Male

Thomas

Shiels

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shiels

Wife
Male

Robert

Shiels

Son
Male

Thomas

Shiels

Son
Male

James

Shiels

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shiels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Shiels

Head

Married

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shiels

Wife

Married

25

1856

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Robert

Shiels

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Shiels

Son

-

4

1877

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Shiels

Son

-

1

1880

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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