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Household of John Shields (born 1817, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1817 in Simonburn, Northumberland, consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Frances Shields, born in 1833 in Camberwell, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; Frederick W (born 1861 in St Oswald's, Durham, England), Mary F (born 1862 in St Oswald's, Durham, England), Ramsay (born 1864 in St Oswald's, Durham, England), Eliza S (born 1866 in St Oswald's, Durham, England), Katherine J (born 1869 in St Oswald's, Durham, England), Frances R (born 1875 in St Margarets, Durham, England) and Clara E (born 1876 in St Margarets, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1850 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), John's Servant, Sarah J (born 1858 in Durham, England), John's Servant, Barbara (born 1856 in Scotland), John's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in St Oswald's, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Staindrop, Durham, England).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Frances

Shields

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Shields

Son
Female

Mary F

Shields

Daughter
Male

Ramsay

Shields

Son
Female

Eliza S

Shields

Daughter
Female

Katherine J

Shields

Daughter
Female

Frances R

Shields

Daughter
Female

Clara E

Shields

Daughter
Female

Jane

Best

Servant
Female

Sarah J

Bell

Servant
Female

Barbara

Calder

Servant
Female

Isabella

Palmer

Servant
Female

Ann

Peverall

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Simonburn, Northumberland, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shields

Head

Married

64

1817

Simonburn, Northumberland, England

Frances

Shields

Wife

Married

48

1833

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Frederick W

Shields

Son

Single

20

1861

St Oswald's, Durham, England

Mary F

Shields

Daughter

Single

19

1862

St Oswald's, Durham, England

Ramsay

Shields

Son

Single

17

1864

St Oswald's, Durham, England

Eliza S

Shields

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Oswald's, Durham, England

Katherine J

Shields

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Oswald's, Durham, England

Frances R

Shields

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Margarets, Durham, England

Clara E

Shields

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Margarets, Durham, England

Jane

Best

Servant

Widow

31

1850

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah J

Bell

Servant

Single

23

1858

Durham, England

Barbara

Calder

Servant

Single

25

1856

Scotland

Isabella

Palmer

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Oswald's, Durham, England

Ann

Peverall

Servant

Single

20

1861

Staindrop, Durham, England

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