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Household of William Shields (born 1844, Surrey)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shields, born in 1844 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shields, born in 1851 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Catherine (born 1879 in Gillingham, Kent, England) and James (born 1881 in Gillingham, Kent, England).


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife
Male

William

Shields

Son
Female

Catherine

Shields

Daughter
Male

James

Shields

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Shields

Head

Married

37

1844

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife

Married

30

1851

Southampton, Hampshire, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

4

1877

Gillingham, Kent, England

Catherine

Shields

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gillingham, Kent, England

James

Shields

Son

Single

0

1881

Gillingham, Kent, England

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