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Household of Thomas Shield (born 1817, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, 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.

Thomas Shield and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shield, born in 1817 in Hexham, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Shield, born in 1814 in St John's Chapel, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Edward (born 1855 in Hunstanworth, Durham, England), Mary (born 1861 in Hunstanworth, Durham, England) and Thomas D (born 1868 in Hunstanworth, Durham, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah A A, born 1880 in Hunstanworth, Durham, England.


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Thomas Shield's household

Male

Thomas

Shield

Head
Female

Alice

Shield

Wife
Male

Edward

Shield

Son
Female

Mary

Shield

Daughter
Male

Thomas D

Shield

Son
Female

Sarah A A

Shield

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Hexham, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shield

Head

Married

64

1817

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Alice

Shield

Wife

Married

67

1814

St John's Chapel, Durham, England

Edward

Shield

Son

Single

26

1855

Hunstanworth, Durham, England

Mary

Shield

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Hunstanworth, Durham, England

Thomas D

Shield

Son

Single

13

1868

Hunstanworth, Durham, England

Sarah A A

Shield

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hunstanworth, Durham, England

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