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Household of Joe Shield (born 1851, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, 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.

Joe Shield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joe Shield, born in 1851 in Alston, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Joe was the head of the household, married to Alice Eliza Shield, born in 1844 in Hartlepool, Durham, England. They had 4 children; William Dunbar (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Joseph Henry (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Thomas N (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Minnie Louise (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joe's Servent, Sarah (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Joe's Servent, Isabella (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Joe Shield's household

Male

Joe

Shield

Head
Female

Alice Eliza

Shield

Wife
Male

William Dunbar

Shield

Son
Male

Joseph Henry

Shield

Son
Male

Thomas N

Shield

Son
Female

Minnie Louise

Shield

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Fishwick

Servent
Female

Isabella

Fishwick

Servent
First name(s) Joe
Last name Shield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Alston, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joe

Shield

Head

Married

30

1851

Alston, Cumberland, England

Alice Eliza

Shield

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William Dunbar

Shield

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Joseph Henry

Shield

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas N

Shield

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Minnie Louise

Shield

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Fishwick

Servent

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

Isabella

Fishwick

Servent

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

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