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Household of Benjamin Sheard (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Benjamin Sheard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sheard, born in 1831 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Annie Sheard, born in 1860 in Batley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1861 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Michael (born 1863 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1852 in Harewood, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin's Servant, Charlotte (born 1856 in Easton, Northamptonshire, England), Benjamin's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1856 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Benjamin Sheard's household

Male

Benjamin

Sheard

Head
Female

Annie

Sheard

Wife
Male

Frederick

Sheard

Son
Male

Michael

Sheard

Son
Female

Sarah

Sheard

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Park

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Rimmington

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Yanker

Servant
Female

Margaret

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sheard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sheard

Head

Married

50

1831

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Sheard

Wife

Married

21

1860

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Sheard

Son

Single

20

1861

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Michael

Sheard

Son

Single

18

1863

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sheard

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Park

Servant

Single

29

1852

Harewood, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Rimmington

Servant

Single

25

1856

Easton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary Ann

Yanker

Servant

Single

25

1856

Taunton, Somerset, England

Margaret

Walker

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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