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Household of John Shields (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 1842 in Reeth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shields, born in 1840 in Reeth, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Jonathan (born 1873 in Crook, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Reeth, Yorkshire, England), Mary P (born 1864 in Reeth, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1866 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England) and Dorothy J (born 1871 in Reeth, Yorkshire, England).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife
Male

Jonathan

Shields

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mary P

Shields

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Shields

Daughter
Female

Dorothy J

Shields

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Reeth, 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

39

1842

Reeth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife

Married

41

1840

Reeth, Yorkshire, England

Jonathan

Shields

Son

Single

8

1873

Crook, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Reeth, Yorkshire, England

Mary P

Shields

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Reeth, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Shields

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy J

Shields

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Reeth, Yorkshire, England

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