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Household of John Shields (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1832 in Gristhorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shields, born in 1844 in Hackness, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1868 in Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England), Grace (born 1871 in Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1875 in Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's St Daughter, Mary (born 1866 in Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England), John's St Daughter, Florence (born 1870 in Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England), John's Moth In Law, Elizabeth (born 1809 in Hackness, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, John J (born 1858 in -).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Hannah

Shields

Wife
Female

Mary

Freer

St Daughter
Female

Florence

Freer

St Daughter
Male

John

Shields

Son
Female

Grace

Shields

Daughter
Female

Ada

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Milom

Moth In Law
Male

John J

Trimm

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Gristhorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shields

Head

Married

49

1832

Gristhorpe, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Shields

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hackness, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Freer

St Daughter

Single

15

1866

Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Freer

St Daughter

Single

11

1870

Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England

John

Shields

Son

Single

13

1868

Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England

Grace

Shields

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Shields

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shields

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Falsgrave, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Milom

Moth In Law

Widow

72

1809

Hackness, Yorkshire, England

John J

Trimm

Lodger

Single

23

1858

-

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