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Household of Anthony Shields (born 1839, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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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.

Anthony Shields and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Anthony Shields, born in 1839 in Cockfield, Durham, consisted of 8 members. Anthony was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shields, born in 1847 in Hetton, Durham, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1868 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England), Reebecka (born 1874 in Durham, England), James (born 1876 in Durham, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Mary Mason (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Anthony's Visitor, Richard Mason, born in 1864 in Nettlesworth, Durham, England.


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Anthony Shields's household

Male

Anthony

Shields

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife
Male

William

Shields

Son
Female

Reebecka

Shields

Daughter
Male

James

Shields

Son
Male

Joseph

Shields

Son
Female

Mary Mason

Shields

Daughter
Male

Richard

Mason

Visitor
First name(s) Anthony
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cockfield, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Anthony

Shields

Head

Married

42

1839

Cockfield, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hetton, Durham, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

13

1868

Nettlesworth, Durham, England

Reebecka

Shields

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Durham, England

James

Shields

Son

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Joseph

Shields

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Mary Mason

Shields

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Richard

Mason

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Nettlesworth, Durham, England

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