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Household of John Shields (born 1825)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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 Shields and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1825 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1832 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Martin (born 1854 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1861 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), John (born 1864 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), William (born 1867 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), Mary (born 1870 in Swanscombe, Kent, England) and Joseph (born 1873 in Swanscombe, Kent, England).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Male

Martin

Shields

Son
Male

Thomas

Shields

Son
Male

John

Shields

Son
Female

Margaret

Shields

Daughter
Male

William

Shields

Son
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shields

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shields

Head

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Martin

Shields

Son

Single

27

1854

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Shields

Son

Single

20

1861

Swanscombe, Kent, England

John

Shields

Son

Single

17

1864

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Margaret

Shields

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Swanscombe, Kent, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

14

1867

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Mary

Shields

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Joseph

Shields

Son

Single

8

1873

Swanscombe, Kent, England

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