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Household of John Shields (born 1846)

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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1846 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Shields, born in 1846 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Dorothy (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Janet (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Dorothy

Shields

Wife
Male

John

Shields

Son
Female

Dorothy

Shields

Daughter
Female

Janet

Shields

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shields

Head

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Dorothy

Shields

Wife

Married

35

1846

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Shields

Son

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

Dorothy

Shields

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Janet

Shields

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

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