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Household of Herbert Wields (born 1839, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Herbert Wields and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert Wields, born in 1839 in Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. Herbert was the head of the household, married to Janet Wields, born in 1844 in Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1868 in Silloth, Cumberland, England), Rosanna (born 1869 in Silloth, Cumberland, England), William (born 1871 in Silloth, Cumberland, England), Margaret Jane (born 1873 in Silloth, Cumberland, England), Jannet (born 1875 in Ryton, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Ryton, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Ryton, Durham, England).


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Herbert Wields's household

Male

Herbert

Wields

Head
Female

Janet

Wields

Wife
Male

John

Wields

Son
Female

Rosanna

Wields

Daughter
Male

William

Wields

Son
Female

Margaret Jane

Wields

Daughter
Female

Jannet

Wields

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wields

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wields

Daughter
First name(s) Herbert
Last name Wields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert

Wields

Head

Married

42

1839

Cumberland, England

Janet

Wields

Wife

Married

37

1844

Scotland

John

Wields

Son

Single

13

1868

Silloth, Cumberland, England

Rosanna

Wields

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Silloth, Cumberland, England

William

Wields

Son

Single

10

1871

Silloth, Cumberland, England

Margaret Jane

Wields

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Silloth, Cumberland, England

Jannet

Wields

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ryton, Durham, England

Ellen

Wields

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ryton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wields

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ryton, Durham, England

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