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Household of Thomas Shields (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shields, born in 1811 in Kilnsea, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Shields, born in 1810 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1849 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Fanny Hillaby, born in 1862 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Shields's household

Male

Thomas

Shields

Head
Female

Jane

Shields

Wife
Male

James

Shields

Son
Female

Fanny

Hillaby

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shields

Head

Married

70

1811

Kilnsea, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shields

Wife

Married

71

1810

Hull, Yorkshire, England

James

Shields

Son

Single

32

1849

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Fanny

Hillaby

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

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