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Household of Thomas Shields (born 1838, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Shields and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shields, born in 1838 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Shields, born in 1840 in Colne, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Maud (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1875 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
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Thomas Shields's household
Thomas
Shields
Head
Martha
Shields
Wife
James
Shields
Son
Maud
Shields
Daughter
Mary
Shields
Daughter
Isabella
Shields
Daughter
Tom
Shields
Son
Alice
Shields
Daughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shields | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Shields | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Colne, Lancashire, England | |
James | Shields | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Maud | Shields | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Shields | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Isabella | Shields | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Tom | Shields | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Burnley, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Shields | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
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