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Household of James Shields (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shields, born in 1841 in Downpatrick, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1847 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), George (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Shields's household

Male

James

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Male

Joseph

Shields

Son
Male

George

Shields

Son
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

Edward

Shields

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Downpatrick, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shields

Head

Married

40

1841

Downpatrick, Ireland

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

34

1847

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Shields

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Shields

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edward

Shields

Son

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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