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Household of William Shields (born 1852, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lochee, 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 Shields and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shields, born in 1852 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jemima (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, James Shields, born in 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Male

John

Shields

Son
Female

Jemima

Shields

Daughter
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

James

Shields

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shields

Head

Married

29

1852

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Shields

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Shields

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Shields

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Shields

Brother

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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