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Household of William Shield (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, 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 Shield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shield, born in 1834 in Tanfield, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Shield, born in 1834 in Lanchester, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1863 in Lanchester, Durham, England), William (born 1877 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Mary Ann (born 1860 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Lanchester, Durham, England), Margaret Jane (born 1870 in Lanchester, Durham, England) and Hannah (born 1873 in Lanchester, Durham, England).


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William Shield's household

Male

William

Shield

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Shield

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shield

Son
Male

William

Shield

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Shield

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shield

Daughter
Female

Margaret Jane

Shield

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Shield

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shield

Head

Married

47

1834

Tanfield, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Shield

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lanchester, Durham, England

Thomas

Shield

Son

Single

18

1863

Lanchester, Durham, England

William

Shield

Son

Single

4

1877

Lanchester, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Shield

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Lanchester, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Shield

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lanchester, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Shield

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lanchester, Durham, England

Hannah

Shield

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lanchester, Durham, England

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