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Household of John Shield (born 1849, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

John Shield and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shield, born in 1849 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shield, born in 1855 in Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Tom (born 1877 in Halifax, Lincolnshire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Halifax, Lincolnshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Halifax, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, John (born 1822 in Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1862 in Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England).


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John Shield's household

Male

John

Shield

Head
Female

Ann

Shield

Wife
Male

Tom

Shield

Son
Male

Harry

Shield

Son
Male

William

Shield

Son
Male

John

Housman

Father In Law
Female

Mary

Housman

Sister In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Shield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shield

Head

Married

32

1849

Lincolnshire, England

Ann

Shield

Wife

Married

26

1855

Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England

Tom

Shield

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Lincolnshire, England

Harry

Shield

Son

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Lincolnshire, England

William

Shield

Son

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Lincolnshire, England

John

Housman

Father In Law

Widower

59

1822

Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Housman

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England

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