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Household of Thomas Shiels (born 1837, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ladhope, Selkirkshire, 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 1837 in Earlston, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Shiels, born in 1842 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1866 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1874 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1852 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1862 in Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland).
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Thomas Shiels's household
Thomas
Shiels
Head
Janet
Shiels
Wife
John
Shiels
Son
Margaret
Shiels
Daughter
Ann
Shiels
Daughter
John
Mercer
Lodger
William
Mercer
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shiels |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shiels | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Shiels | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
John | Shiels | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Shiels | Daughter | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Shiels | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
John | Mercer | Lodger | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
William | Mercer | Lodger | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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