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Household of Thomas Shields (born 1823, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shields, born in 1823 in Unstone, Derbyshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1821 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England. They had 2 children; Lucy (born 1860 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England) and Harry (born 1867 in Tinsley, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Joseph, born 1872 in Nottinghamshire, England.


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Thomas Shields's household

Male

Thomas

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Female

Lucy

Shields

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shields

Son
Male

Joseph

Pears

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Unstone, Derbyshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Shields

Head

Married

58

1823

Unstone, Derbyshire, England

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

60

1821

Eckington, Derbyshire, England

Lucy

Shields

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Harry

Shields

Son

Single

14

1867

Tinsley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Pears

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Nottinghamshire, England

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