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Household of William P Shield (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

William P Shield and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William P Shield, born in 1834 in Hetton, Durham, consisted of 11 members. William P was the head of the household, married to Mary Shield, born in 1836 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 9 children; Henry (born 1857 in Durham, Durham, England), William (born 1859 in Durham, Durham, England), Edward P (born 1862 in Durham, Durham, England), Maria J (born 1864 in Durham, Durham, England), John G (born 1866 in Durham, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Durham, Durham, England), Robert (born 1871 in Widdrington, Northumberland, England), Catherine (born 1873 in Heworth, Durham, England) and Eleanor (born 1878 in Croxdale, Durham, England).


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William P Shield's household

Male

William P

Shield

Head
Female

Mary

Shield

Wife
Male

Henry

Shield

Son
Male

William

Shield

Son
Male

Edward P

Shield

Son
Female

Maria J

Shield

Daughter
Male

John G

Shield

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shield

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shield

Son
Female

Catherine

Shield

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Shield

Daughter
First name(s) William P
Last name Shield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hetton, Durham, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William P

Shield

Head

Married

47

1834

Hetton, Durham, England

Mary

Shield

Wife

Married

45

1836

Durham, Durham, England

Henry

Shield

Son

Single

24

1857

Durham, Durham, England

William

Shield

Son

Single

22

1859

Durham, Durham, England

Edward P

Shield

Son

Single

19

1862

Durham, Durham, England

Maria J

Shield

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Durham, Durham, England

John G

Shield

Son

Single

15

1866

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Shield

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Durham, Durham, England

Robert

Shield

Son

Single

10

1871

Widdrington, Northumberland, England

Catherine

Shield

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Heworth, Durham, England

Eleanor

Shield

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Croxdale, Durham, England

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