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Household of William Shield (born 1850, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shield, born in 1850 in Rainton, Durham, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shield, born in 1852 in South Hetton, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John T (born 1877 in East Morton, Durham, England), Robert S (born 1879 in East Morton, Durham, England) and Ada (born 1881 in East Morton, Durham, England).


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William Shield's household

Male

William

Shield

Head
Female

Hannah

Shield

Wife
Male

John T

Shield

Son
Male

Robert S

Shield

Son
Female

Ada

Shield

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Rainton, Durham, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shield

Head

Married

31

1850

Rainton, Durham, England

Hannah

Shield

Wife

Married

29

1852

South Hetton, Durham, England

John T

Shield

Son

Single

4

1877

East Morton, Durham, England

Robert S

Shield

Son

Single

2

1879

East Morton, Durham, England

Ada

Shield

Daughter

Single

0

1881

East Morton, Durham, England

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