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Household of William Shields (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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 1821 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rosan Shields, born in 1825 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1863 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1867 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, William McFadyan, born in 1880 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Rosan

Shields

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shields

Son
Female

Helen

Shields

Daughter
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

William

McFadyan

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shields

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Rosan

Shields

Wife

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Samuel

Shields

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Shields

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Shields

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

McFadyan

Grandson

-

1

1880

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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