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Household of Edward Shields (born 1829, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Derby, Derbyshire, 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.

Edward Shields and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shields, born in 1829 in Hexham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 10 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Shields, born in 1836 in Derbyshire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1855 in Derbyshire, England), Mary J (born 1864 in Derbyshire, England), John (born 1866 in Derbyshire, England), James (born 1869 in Derbyshire, England), Fred (born 1872 in Derbyshire, England), Edith (born 1874 in Derbyshire, England), Tom (born 1876 in Derbyshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Derbyshire, England).


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Edward Shields's household

Male

Edward

Shields

Head
Female

Mary

Shields

Wife
Male

William

Shields

Son
Female

Mary J

Shields

Daughter
Male

John

Shields

Son
Male

James

Shields

Son
Male

Fred

Shields

Son
Female

Edith

Shields

Daughter
Male

Tom

Shields

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Shields

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hexham, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shields

Head

Married

52

1829

Hexham, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary

Shields

Wife

Married

45

1836

Derbyshire, England

William

Shields

Son

Single

26

1855

Derbyshire, England

Mary J

Shields

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Derbyshire, England

John

Shields

Son

Single

15

1866

Derbyshire, England

James

Shields

Son

Single

12

1869

Derbyshire, England

Fred

Shields

Son

Single

9

1872

Derbyshire, England

Edith

Shields

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Derbyshire, England

Tom

Shields

Son

Single

5

1876

Derbyshire, England

Mary Ann

Shields

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Derbyshire, England

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