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Household of John Shields (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Shields and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1829 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shields, born in 1833 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Emma (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Jarvis, born in 1867 in Stawley, Derbyshire, England.


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Sarah

Shields

Wife
Female

Emma

Shields

Daughter
Male

Tom

Shields

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jarvis

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Shields

Head

Married

52

1829

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Shields

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Shields

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Shields

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Jarvis

Servant

Single

14

1867

Stawley, Derbyshire, England

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