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Household of James Shields (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Shields and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shields, born in 1835 in Finsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie Shields, born in 1838 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Mary (born 1858 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), James's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and James's Boarder, William Henry (born 1852 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England).


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James Shields's household

Male

James

Shields

Head
Female

Annie

Shields

Wife
Female

Mary

Filmer

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Filmer

Sister
Male

William Henry

Hughes

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shields

Head

Married

46

1835

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Annie

Shields

Wife

Married

43

1838

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Mary

Filmer

Sister

Single

23

1858

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Filmer

Sister

Single

20

1861

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William Henry

Hughes

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

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