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Household of William Shields (born 1831, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shields, born in 1831 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), George (born 1855 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Joseph Garside, born in 1841 in Todmorden, Lancashire, England.
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William Shields's household
William
Shields
Head
Mary
Shields
Wife
John
Shields
Son
George
Shields
Son
William
Shields
Son
Edward
Shields
Son
Thomas
Shields
Son
Joseph
Garside
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shields |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shields | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Barnsley, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Shields | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Ireland | |
John | Shields | Son | Single | 28 | 1853 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
George | Shields | Son | Single | 26 | 1855 | Oldham, Lancashire, England | |
William | Shields | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Edward | Shields | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Shields | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Garside | Boarder | Widower | 40 | 1841 | Todmorden, Lancashire, England |
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