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Household of William Shields (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 1835 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Shields, born in 1829 in Alton, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1871 in Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1856 in Staffordshire, England) and William's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Workington, Cumberland, England).


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Hannah

Shields

Wife
Male

William

Shields

Son
Male

James

Shields

Son
Male

William

Taylor

Boarder
Male

James

Thompson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shields

Head

Married

46

1835

Scotland

Hannah

Shields

Wife

Married

52

1829

Alton, Staffordshire, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shields

Son

Single

10

1871

Staffordshire, England

William

Taylor

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Staffordshire, England

James

Thompson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Workington, Cumberland, England

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