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Household of James Shier (born 1854, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Shier and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shier, born in 1854 in Somerset, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Shier, born in 1855 in Paignton, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Tommy (born 1879 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales) and George (born 1880 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Annie (born 1819 in Totnes, Devon, England) and James's Nephew, Alfred (born 1873 in Paignton, Devon, England).


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James Shier's household

Male

James

Shier

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Shier

Wife
Male

Tommy

Shier

Son
Male

George

Shier

Son
Female

Annie

Weeks

Mother In Law
Male

Alfred

Weeks

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Shier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shier

Head

Married

27

1854

Somerset, England

Elizabeth A

Shier

Wife

Married

26

1855

Paignton, Devon, England

Tommy

Shier

Son

Single

2

1879

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Shier

Son

Single

1

1880

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

Annie

Weeks

Mother In Law

Married

62

1819

Totnes, Devon, England

Alfred

Weeks

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Paignton, Devon, England

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