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Household of William Shield (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

William Shield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shield, born in 1846 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Shield, born in 1850 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Shield's household

Male

William

Shield

Head
Female

Jessie

Shield

Wife
Male

John

Shield

Son
Female

Jane

Shield

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shield

Daughter
Male

George

Shield

Son
Male

William

Shield

Son
Male

David

Shield

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shield

Head

Married

35

1846

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Shield

Wife

Married

31

1850

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Shield

Son

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Shield

Daughter

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Shield

Daughter

-

7

1874

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Shield

Son

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Shield

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Shield

Son

-

0

1881

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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