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Household of William Shields (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shields, born in 1842 in Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Shields, born in 1838 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Lucy (born 1868 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Robert W (born 1877 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Maria

Shields

Wife
Female

Annie

Shields

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Shields

Daughter
Male

Henry

Shields

Son
Male

Robert W

Shields

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shields

Head

Married

39

1842

Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Shields

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Shields

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Shields

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Shields

Son

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Robert W

Shields

Son

Single

4

1877

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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