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Household of Wesley Shields (born 1848, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.
Wesley Shields and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wesley Shields, born in 1848 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Wesley was the head of the household, married to Bessie Shields, born in 1841 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Wesley's Mother, Ann (born 1810 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Wesley's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Wesley's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Wesley's Boarder, David (born 1838 in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England) and Wesley's Boarder, George (born 1840 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
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Wesley Shields's household
Wesley
Shields
Head
Bessie
Shields
Wife
Ann
Shields
Mother
Elizabeth
Butler
Step Daughter
Alice
Butler
Step Daughter
William
Shields
Son
Robert
Shields
Son
David
Bonner
Boarder
George
Anderson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Wesley |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Gateshead, Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wesley | Shields | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Bessie | Shields | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Ann | Shields | Mother | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
Elizabeth | Butler | Step Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Alice | Butler | Step Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
William | Shields | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Robert | Shields | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
David | Bonner | Boarder | Single | 43 | 1838 | Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England | |
George | Anderson | Boarder | Single | 41 | 1840 | Gateshead, Durham, England |
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