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Household of Hugh Shield (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Hugh Shield and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Shield, born in 1844 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 4 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Shield, born in 1844 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1869 in Whitelee, Durham, England) and Eleanor M (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England).


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Hugh Shield's household

Male

Hugh

Shield

Head
Female

Eleanor

Shield

Wife
Male

Henry

Shield

Son
Female

Eleanor M

Shield

Daughter
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Shield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Shield

Head

Married

37

1844

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Eleanor

Shield

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Henry

Shield

Son

Single

12

1869

Whitelee, Durham, England

Eleanor M

Shield

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

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