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Household of William Shields (born 1841, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shields, born in 1841 in Workington, Cumberland, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shields, born in 1844 in Maryport, Cumberland, England. They had 9 children; Eliza J (born 1873 in Consett, Durham, England), David (born 1865 in Durham, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1867 in Workington, Cumberland, England), William (born 1869 in Cumberland, England), Isabella (born 1871 in Cumberland, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Cumberland, England), James (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Isaac (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Mary A (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife
Female

Eliza J

Shields

Daughter
Male

David

Shields

Son
Male

Samuel

Shields

Son
Male

William

Shields

Son
Female

Isabella

Shields

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shields

Son
Male

James

Shields

Son
Male

Isaac

Shields

Son
Female

Mary A

Shields

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Workington, Cumberland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shields

Head

Married

40

1841

Workington, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Shields

Wife

Married

37

1844

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Eliza J

Shields

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Consett, Durham, England

David

Shields

Son

Single

16

1865

Durham, Durham, England

Samuel

Shields

Son

Single

14

1867

Workington, Cumberland, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

12

1869

Cumberland, England

Isabella

Shields

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cumberland, England

Joseph

Shields

Son

Single

8

1873

Cumberland, England

James

Shields

Son

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Isaac

Shields

Son

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Shields

Daughter

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

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