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Household of Benjamin Sheard (born 1827, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sheard, born in 1827 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Sheard, born in 1829 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Eli (born 1855 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and Rebecca (born 1859 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Sheard's household

Male

Benjamin

Sheard

Head
Female

Martha

Sheard

Wife
Male

Eli

Sheard

Son
Female

Rebecca

Sheard

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sheard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sheard

Head

Married

54

1827

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Sheard

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Eli

Sheard

Son

Single

26

1855

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Sheard

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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