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Household of Hugh Shields (born 1833, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Shields, born in 1833 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Hugh was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1866 in Allendale, Northumberland, England), Jonathan (born 1867 in Allendale, Northumberland, England), Hannah E (born 1869 in Allendale, Northumberland, England), Mary J (born 1872 in Allendale, Northumberland, England) and Margaret E (born 1875 in Allendale, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Hugh's Servant, Margaret A Lowes, born in 1861 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England.


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Hugh Shields's household

Male

Hugh

Shields

Head
Female

Sarah A

Shields

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Shields

Son
Female

Hannah E

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Shield

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Shield

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Lowes

Servant
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Shields

Head

Widower

48

1833

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah A

Shields

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Allendale, Northumberland, England

Jonathan

Shields

Son

Single

14

1867

Allendale, Northumberland, England

Hannah E

Shields

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Allendale, Northumberland, England

Mary J

Shield

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Allendale, Northumberland, England

Margaret E

Shield

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Allendale, Northumberland, England

Margaret A

Lowes

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

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