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Household of John Shields (born 1847, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.
John Shields and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shields, born in 1849 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Bradford, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Bradford, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Bradford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Elizabeth Dunkley, born in 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
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John Shields's household
John
Shields
Head
Margaret
Shields
Wife
Mary
Shields
Daughter
Henry
Shields
Son
Margaret
Shields
Daughter
Ellen
Shields
Daughter
Elizabeth
Dunkley
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shields | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Shields | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Stockport, Cheshire, England | |
Mary | Shields | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Bradford, Lancashire, England | |
Henry | Shields | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Bradford, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Shields | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Bradford, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Shields | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Bradford, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Dunkley | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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