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Household of William Shields (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, 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 1826 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1835 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

Alexander

Shields

Son
Male

Samuel

Shields

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shields

Head

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

46

1835

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Shields

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Shields

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Shields

Son

-

9

1872

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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