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Household of William Shiels (born 1824)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 Shiels and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shiels, born in 1824 in , consisted of 16 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shiels, born in 1833 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 10 children; Mary A (born 1854 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Agness (born 1858 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Dane (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Amy E (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Amy (born 1868 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Selina Maud (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John Jr (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Joseph (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, James (born 1841 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder Head, John (born 1843 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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William Shiels's household

Male

William

Shiels

Head
Female

Catherine

Shiels

Wife
Female

Mary A

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Agness

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Dane

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Amy E

Shiels

Daughter
Female

Clara

Shiels

Daughter
Male

James

Holdsworth

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Holdsworth

Wife
Female

Amy

Holdsworth

Daughter
Female

Selina Maud

Holdsworth

Daughter
Male

John

Hart

Boarder Head
Female

Margaret

Hart

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hart

Daughter
Male

John Jr

Hart

Son
Male

Joseph

Hart

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shiels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Ireland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shiels

Head

Married

57

1824

Ireland

Catherine

Shiels

Wife

Married

48

1833

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shiels

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Agness

Shiels

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Dane

Shiels

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amy E

Shiels

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clara

Shiels

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Holdsworth

Lodger Head

Married

40

1841

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Holdsworth

Wife

Married

40

1841

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Amy

Holdsworth

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Selina Maud

Holdsworth

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Hart

Boarder Head

Married

38

1843

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Hart

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hart

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Jr

Hart

Son

Single

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Hart

Son

Single

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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