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Household of Alfred Sheen (born 1840, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Alfred Sheen and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Sheen, born in 1840 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 13 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Harriett Sheen, born in 1848 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Alfred Wm (born 1870 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Charles Cape (born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ernest Arthur (born 1874 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Frank Alan (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Gertrude Phoebe (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Fanny Elizabeth (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Hilda Mary (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Niece, Jessie (born 1862 in Keynsham, Gloucestershire, England), Alfred's Servant, Alice (born 1849 in Pembrokeshire, Wales), Alfred's Servant, Emily Vanstone (born 1863 in Canada) and Alfred's Servant, James William (born 1863 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Alfred Sheen's household

Male

Alfred

Sheen

Head
Female

Harriett

Sheen

Wife
Male

Alfred Wm

Sheen

Son
Male

Charles Cape

Sheen

Son
Male

Ernest Arthur

Sheen

Son
Male

Frank Alan

Sheen

Son
Female

Gertrude Phoebe

Sheen

Daughter
Female

Fanny Elizabeth

Sheen

Daughter
Female

Hilda Mary

Sheen

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Marriott

Niece
Female

Alice

Rees

Servant
Female

Emily Vanstone

Harmer

Servant
Male

James William

Kathro

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Sheen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Sheen

Head

Married

41

1840

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Harriett

Sheen

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alfred Wm

Sheen

Son

Single

11

1870

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Charles Cape

Sheen

Son

Single

9

1872

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ernest Arthur

Sheen

Son

Single

7

1874

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frank Alan

Sheen

Son

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Gertrude Phoebe

Sheen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Fanny Elizabeth

Sheen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hilda Mary

Sheen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jessie

Marriott

Niece

Single

19

1862

Keynsham, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

Rees

Servant

Single

32

1849

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Emily Vanstone

Harmer

Servant

Single

18

1863

Canada

James William

Kathro

Servant

Single

18

1863

Glamorganshire, Wales

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