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Household of Walter Shields (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, 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.

Walter Shields and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Shields, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shields, born in 1840 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1863 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1873 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Walter Shields's household

Male

Walter

Shields

Head
Female

Margaret

Shields

Wife
Male

William

Shields

Son
Female

Jane

Shields

Daughter
Female

Janet

Shields

Daughter
Male

Walter

Shields

Son
Female

Maggie

Shields

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shields

Son
Male

John

Shields

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Shields

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Shields

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Shields

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Shields

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Shields

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Walter

Shields

Son

-

8

1873

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Maggie

Shields

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

Shields

Son

-

4

1877

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Shields

Son

-

2

1879

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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