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Household of Joseph Shields (born 1825)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shields, born in 1825 in , consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary B Shields, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elisabeth (born 1862 in Ireland), John (born 1859 in Ireland), Joseph (born 1865 in Ireland) and Mary (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Shields's household

Male

Joseph

Shields

Head
Female

Mary B

Shields

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Shields

Daughter
Male

John

Shields

Son
Male

Joseph

Shields

Son
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shields

Head

Married

56

1825

Ireland

Mary B

Shields

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Elisabeth

Shields

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

John

Shields

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

Joseph

Shields

Son

-

16

1865

Ireland

Mary

Shields

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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