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Household of Catherine Shields (born 1821, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

Catherine Shields and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Shields, born in 1821 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 6 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; James (born 1860 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and Michael (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1855 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Catherine's Boarder, Margaret (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Catherine's Boarder, Mary (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Catherine Shields's household

Female

Catherine

Shields

Head
Male

James

Shields

Son
Male

Michael

Shields

Son
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter In Law
Female

Margaret

Donnough

Boarder
Female

Mary

Donnough

Boarder
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Shields

Head

Widow

60

1821

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

James

Shields

Son

Single

21

1860

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Michael

Shields

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shields

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Margaret

Donnough

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Donnough

Boarder

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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