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Household of Thomas Shields (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shields, born in 1824 in , consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1839 in Gibraltar. They had 8 children; Ellen H (born 1859 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Louisa G (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Leopold (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Edith J G (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Francis H (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Marie E (born 1878 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Gladdows W (born 1880 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son Daughter, Gertrude M (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Shields's household

Male

Thomas

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Female

Ellen H

Shields

Daughter
Female

Louisa G

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Shields

Daughter
Male

Leopold

Shields

Son
Female

Edith J G

Shields

Daughter
Female

Gertrude M

Shields

Son Daughter
Female

Francis H

Shields

Daughter
Female

Marie E

Shields

Daughter
Female

Gladdows W

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Chadrack

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ireland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shields

Head

Married

57

1824

Ireland

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

42

1839

Gibraltar

Ellen H

Shields

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Woolwich, Kent, England

Louisa G

Shields

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Shields

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Leopold

Shields

Son

Single

11

1870

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edith J G

Shields

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude M

Shields

Son Daughter

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Francis H

Shields

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Marie E

Shields

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Gladdows W

Shields

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Chadrack

Servant

Single

16

1865

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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