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Household of William Shields (born 1822, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shields, born in 1822 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Christian Shields, born in 1823 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Christian (born 1858 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland), Matthew (born 1862 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Timothy (born 1870 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Christian

Shields

Wife
Female

Christian

Shields

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Shields

Son
Male

Timothy

Shields

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Shields

Head

Married

59

1822

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Christian

Shields

Wife

Married

58

1823

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Christian

Shields

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Matthew

Shields

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Timothy

Shields

Son

-

11

1870

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

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