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Household of John Shields (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thirsk, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1839 in Skewsby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Shields, born in 1842 in Coulton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Tom (born 1869 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Martha E (born 1876 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1877 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Rose (born 1879 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Louisa (born 1881 in Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Ann

Shields

Wife
Male

Tom

Shields

Son
Female

Martha E

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Shields

Daughter
Female

Rose

Shields

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Shields

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Skewsby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shields

Head

Married

42

1839

Skewsby, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Shields

Wife

Married

39

1842

Coulton, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Shields

Son

Single

12

1869

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Martha E

Shields

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Shields

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Rose

Shields

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Shields

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England

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