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Household of Joseph Shields (born 1844, Westmorland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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.
Joseph Shields and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shields, born in 1844 in Westmorland, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shields, born in 1834 in Flintshire, Wales. They had 4 children; William T (born 1870 in Flintshire, Wales), John L (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ernest T (born 1874 in Alsager, Cheshire, England) and Harold J (born 1877 in Alsager, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Anne Astbury, born in 1864 in Alsager, Cheshire, England.
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Joseph Shields's household
Joseph
Shields
Head
Margaret
Shields
Wife
William T
Shields
Son
John L
Shields
Son
Ernest T
Shields
Son
Harold J
Shields
Son
Anne
Astbury
Servant
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Westmorland, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Shields | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Westmorland, England | |
Margaret | Shields | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Flintshire, Wales | |
William T | Shields | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Flintshire, Wales | |
John L | Shields | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Ernest T | Shields | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Alsager, Cheshire, England | |
Harold J | Shields | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Alsager, Cheshire, England | |
Anne | Astbury | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Alsager, Cheshire, England |
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