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Household of William Shields (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shields, born in 1837 in Gristhorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Shields, born in 1844 in Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Fred (born 1866 in New Wortley, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), David (born 1869 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1874 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Ann

Shields

Wife
Male

Fred

Shields

Son
Female

Jane

Shields

Daughter
Male

David

Shields

Son
Female

Ann

Shields

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter
Male

William

Shields

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Gristhorpe, 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

44

1837

Gristhorpe, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Shields

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kirkbymoorside, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Shields

Son

Single

15

1866

New Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shields

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hull, Yorkshire, England

David

Shields

Son

Single

12

1869

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Shields

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Shields

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

0

1881

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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