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Household of Thomas W W Shields (born 1821)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 W W Shields and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W W Shields, born in 1821 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas W W was the head of the household, married to Adelaide W Shields, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Ada M W (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Mabel A W (born 1866 in Kent, England), Wentworth F W (born 1867 in Lee, Kent, England) and Francis E W (born 1870 in Lee, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas W W's Visitor, Bertha M E (born 1855 in Switzerland), Thomas W W's Mother Help, Maria J K (born 1860 in Switzerland), Thomas W W's Servant, Jane (born 1852 in Holton, Somerset, England) and Thomas W W's Servant, Harriet L (born 1856 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas W W Shields's household

Male

Thomas W W

Shields

Head
Female

Adelaide W

Shields

Wife
Female

Ada M W

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mabel A W

Shields

Daughter
Male

Wentworth F W

Shields

Son
Male

Francis E W

Shields

Son
Female

Bertha M E

Tiler

Visitor
Female

Maria J K

Leaner

Mother Help
Female

Jane

Ashford

Servant
Female

Harriet L

Vandyke

Servant
First name(s) Thomas W W
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W W

Shields

Head

Married

60

1821

Ireland

Adelaide W

Shields

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Ada M W

Shields

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mabel A W

Shields

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kent, England

Wentworth F W

Shields

Son

Single

14

1867

Lee, Kent, England

Francis E W

Shields

Son

Single

11

1870

Lee, Kent, England

Bertha M E

Tiler

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Switzerland

Maria J K

Leaner

Mother Help

Single

21

1860

Switzerland

Jane

Ashford

Servant

Single

29

1852

Holton, Somerset, England

Harriet L

Vandyke

Servant

Single

25

1856

London, Middlesex, England

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