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Household of William Shields (born 1853, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shields, born in 1853 in Lumley, Durham, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Shields, born in 1860 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Ralph (born 1877 in Lumley, Durham, England) and John (born 1880 in Rainton, Durham, England).


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William Shields's household

Male

William

Shields

Head
Female

Dorothy

Shields

Wife
Male

Ralph

Shields

Son
Male

John

Shields

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Lumley, Durham, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shields

Head

Married

28

1853

Lumley, Durham, England

Dorothy

Shields

Wife

Married

21

1860

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Ralph

Shields

Son

Single

4

1877

Lumley, Durham, England

John

Shields

Son

Single

1

1880

Rainton, Durham, England

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