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Household of Spooner Shields (born 1828, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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.

Spooner Shields and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Spooner Shields, born in 1828 in Westmorland, consisted of 9 members. Spooner was the head of the household, married to Rachel Shields, born in 1832 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Frances (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Clara (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Spooner's Nurse, Bessie (born 1836 in Cheshire, England) and Spooner's Servant, Ellen (born 1841 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).


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Spooner Shields's household

Male

Spooner

Shields

Head
Female

Rachel

Shields

Wife
Female

Frances

Shields

Daughter
Male

John

Shields

Son
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

Joseph

Shields

Son
Female

Clara

Shields

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Littler

Nurse
Female

Ellen

Parr

Servant
First name(s) Spooner
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Westmorland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Spooner

Shields

Head

Married

53

1828

Westmorland, England

Rachel

Shields

Wife

Married

49

1832

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frances

Shields

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Shields

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shields

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Clara

Shields

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Bessie

Littler

Nurse

Widow

45

1836

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Parr

Servant

-

40

1841

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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