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Household of Thomas Shield (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Thomas Shield and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shield, born in 1851 in , consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Shield, born in 1853 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Patrick (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, William H Morcaugh, born in 1860 in Ireland.


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Thomas Shield's household

Male

Thomas

Shield

Head
Female

Jane

Shield

Wife
Male

Patrick

Shield

Son
Female

Mary

Shield

Daughter
Male

William H

Morcaugh

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shield

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Jane

Shield

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Patrick

Shield

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shield

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William H

Morcaugh

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Ireland

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