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Household of Hugh Shields (born 1855, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, 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 Shields and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Shields, born in 1855 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1855 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Darlington, Durham, England), James (born 1876 in Darlington, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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Hugh Shields's household

Male

Hugh

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shields

Son
Male

James

Shields

Son
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Shields

Head

Married

26

1855

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Shields

Son

Single

7

1874

Darlington, Durham, England

James

Shields

Son

Single

5

1876

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary

Shields

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Darlington, Durham, England

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