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Household of John Shields (born 1834, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1834 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Shields, born in 1836 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Frank (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), John (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Matthew L (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), Laura (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Lillian (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, William Bennett, born in 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England.
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John Shields's household
John
Shields
Head
Annie
Shields
Wife
Frank
Shields
Son
John
Shields
Son
Matthew L
Shields
Son
Laura
Shields
Daughter
William
Bennett
Son In Law
Mary A
Bennett
Wife
Lillian
Bennett
Daughter
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shields | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Annie | Shields | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Frank | Shields | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
John | Shields | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Matthew L | Shields | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Laura | Shields | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
William | Bennett | Son In Law | Married | 20 | 1861 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary A | Bennett | Wife | Married | 19 | 1862 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Lillian | Bennett | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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