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Household of Benjamin Sherman (born 1811, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Sherman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sherman, born in 1811 in Wandsworth, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Martha Sherman, born in 1815 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. They had 1 child; Edward, born 1852 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, George (born 1856 in Margate, Kent, England), Benjamin's Lodger, William C (born 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Lodger, Joseph (born 1843 in Thornfalcon, Somerset, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Robert D (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England).


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Benjamin Sherman's household

Male

Benjamin

Sherman

Head
Female

Martha

Sherman

Wife
Male

Edward

Sherman

Son
Male

George

Cox

Lodger
Male

William C

Chard

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Searle

Lodger
Male

Robert D

Slade

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Sherman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Sherman

Head

Married

70

1811

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Martha

Sherman

Wife

Married

66

1815

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Edward

Sherman

Son

Single

29

1852

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

George

Cox

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Margate, Kent, England

William C

Chard

Lodger

Single

18

1863

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Searle

Lodger

Widower

38

1843

Thornfalcon, Somerset, England

Robert D

Slade

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

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