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Household of William Shields (born 1831, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, 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.

William Shields and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shields, born in 1831 in Limpsfield, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1851 in Headley, Hampshire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1867 in Lee, Kent, England), Emily (born 1869 in Lee, Kent, England), Mary (born 1871 in Eltham, Kent, England), Martha (born 1873 in Eltham, Kent, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Eltham, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Lee, Kent, England) and Charley (born 1880 in Lee, Kent, England).


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Male

George

Shields

Son
Female

Emily

Shields

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter
Female

Martha

Shields

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shields

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Shields

Daughter
Male

Charley

Shields

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Limpsfield, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shields

Head

Married

50

1831

Limpsfield, Surrey, England

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

30

1851

Headley, Hampshire, England

George

Shields

Son

Single

14

1867

Lee, Kent, England

Emily

Shields

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lee, Kent, England

Mary

Shields

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Eltham, Kent, England

Martha

Shields

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Eltham, Kent, England

Margaret

Shields

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Eltham, Kent, England

Sarah

Shields

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lee, Kent, England

Charley

Shields

Son

Single

1

1880

Lee, Kent, England

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