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Household of Alexander Sherriff (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

Alexander Sherriff and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sherriff, born in 1853 in , consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Sherriff, born in 1854 in Shefford, Bedfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, John (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Alexander's Mother In Law, Emma (born 1822 in Southill, Bedfordshire, England), Alexander's Brother In Law, Percy (born 1860 in Shefford, Bedfordshire, England) and Alexander's Visitor, Ruth (born 1860 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England).


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Alexander Sherriff's household

Male

Alexander

Sherriff

Head
Female

Annie

Sherriff

Wife
Male

John

Renshaw

Step Son
Female

Emma

Hillyard

Mother In Law
Male

Percy

Hillyard

Brother In Law
Female

Ruth

Woodward

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sherriff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sherriff

Head

Married

28

1853

Scotland

Annie

Sherriff

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shefford, Bedfordshire, England

John

Renshaw

Step Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Emma

Hillyard

Mother In Law

Widow

59

1822

Southill, Bedfordshire, England

Percy

Hillyard

Brother In Law

Single

21

1860

Shefford, Bedfordshire, England

Ruth

Woodward

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England

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