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Household of John Shields (born 1841)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shields, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Michael (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1835 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1845 in Ireland).
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John Shields's household
John
Shields
Head
Catherine
Shields
Wife
John
Shields
Son
Mary
Shields
Daughter
Michael
Shields
Son
James
Shields
Son
William
Shields
Son
John
Shorlick
Boarder
John
Meighan
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| 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 | 40 | 1841 | Ireland | |
Catherine | Shields | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Ireland | |
John | Shields | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Shields | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Michael | Shields | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
James | Shields | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
William | Shields | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
John | Shorlick | Boarder | Married | 46 | 1835 | Ireland | |
John | Meighan | Boarder | Single | 36 | 1845 | Ireland |
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