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Household of William Shields (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1836 in Malton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), George (born 1868 in Thorpe Bassett, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Thorpe Bassett, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Thorpe Bassett, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Thorpe Bassett, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, James Blades, born in 1857 in Yorkshire, England.


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Female

Annie

Shields

Daughter
Male

George

Shields

Son
Female

Mary

Shields

Daughter
Female

Alice

Shields

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Shields

Daughter
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

James

Blades

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Malton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shields

Head

Married

45

1836

Malton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

Annie

Shields

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

George

Shields

Son

Single

13

1868

Thorpe Bassett, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Shields

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Thorpe Bassett, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Shields

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Thorpe Bassett, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Shields

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

1

1880

Thorpe Bassett, Yorkshire, England

James

Blades

Servant

Single

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

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