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Household of Robert Shields (born 1833, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.
Robert Shields and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Shields, born in 1833 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shields, born in 1839 in Washington, Durham, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1859 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), William (born 1860 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England), Barbara Jane (born 1866 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1868 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Robert (born 1871 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Debora (born 1873 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Stephen (born 1879 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and Robert's Boarder Wife, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Lanchester, Durham, England).
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Robert Shields's household
Robert
Shields
Head
Hannah
Shields
Wife
John
Shields
Son
William
Shields
Son
Barbara Jane
Shields
Daughter
Hannah
Shields
Daughter
Robert
Shields
Son
Debora
Shields
Daughter
Stephen
Shields
Son
James
Harker
Boarder
Mary Ann
Harker
Boarder Wife
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | North Shields, Northumberland, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Shields | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | North Shields, Northumberland, England | |
Hannah | Shields | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Washington, Durham, England | |
John | Shields | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England | |
William | Shields | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | Witton Gilbert, Durham, England | |
Barbara Jane | Shields | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England | |
Hannah | Shields | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Chester Le Street, Durham, England | |
Robert | Shields | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Debora | Shields | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Lanchester, Durham, England | |
Stephen | Shields | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Witton Gilbert, Durham, England | |
James | Harker | Boarder | Married | 20 | 1861 | Bishop Auckland, Durham, England | |
Mary Ann | Harker | Boarder Wife | Married | 19 | 1862 | Lanchester, Durham, England |
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