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Household of Abraham H Shires (born 1828, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.
Abraham H Shires and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham H Shires, born in 1828 in Bramley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham H was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shires, born in 1834 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John E (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1870 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Henrietta (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Abraham H's Boarder, Eleanor (born 1836 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Abraham H's Boarder, Sam (born 1799 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
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Abraham H Shires's household
Abraham H
Shires
Head
Sarah
Shires
Wife
John E
Shires
Son
Elizabeth
Shires
Daughter
William H
Shires
Son
Arthur
Shires
Son
Eleanor
Priestley
Boarder
Sam
Priestley
Boarder
Henrietta
Shires
Daughter
| First name(s) | Abraham H |
| Last name | Shires |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Bramley, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham H | Shires | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Bramley, Yorkshire, England | |
Sarah | Shires | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
John E | Shires | Son | Single | 22 | 1859 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Elizabeth | Shires | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
William H | Shires | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Arthur | Shires | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Eleanor | Priestley | Boarder | Single | 45 | 1836 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
Sam | Priestley | Boarder | Widower | 82 | 1799 | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | |
Henrietta | Shires | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
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