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Household of Thomas Shiels (born 1832, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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 1832 in Kelso, Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Shiels, born in 1842 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1867 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Sidney T (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, James White, born in 1840 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Shiels's household

Male

Thomas

Shiels

Head
Female

Jeanie

Shiels

Wife
Female

Jessie

Shiels

Daughter
Male

Sidney T

Shiels

Son
Male

James

White

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shiels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kelso, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shiels

Head

Married

49

1832

Kelso, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Shiels

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shiels

Daughter

-

14

1867

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sidney T

Shiels

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

White

Boarder

Unmarried

41

1840

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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