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Household of Thomas Shields (born 1854, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Shields and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shields, born in 1854 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shields, born in 1851 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Ada (born 1877 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Ann Pock, born in 1827 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Shields's household

Male

Thomas

Shields

Head
Female

Sarah

Shields

Wife
Female

Ada

Shields

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Pock

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shields

Head

Married

27

1854

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Shields

Wife

Married

30

1851

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Ada

Shields

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Alice

Shields

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Pock

Mother In Law

Widow

54

1827

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

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