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Household of Denis Sherlock (born 1819)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Denis Sherlock and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Denis Sherlock, born in 1819 in , consisted of 11 members. Denis was the head of the household, married to Rose H Sherlock, born in 1834 in Ireland. They had 7 children; John (born 1856 in New Ferry, Cheshire, England), William (born 1862 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Denis (born 1870 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), George (born 1865 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England) and Francis (born 1867 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Denis's Boarder Head, Myles Benn, born in 1820 in Ireland.


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Denis Sherlock's household

Male

Denis

Sherlock

Head
Female

Rose H

Sherlock

Wife
Male

John

Sherlock

Son
Male

William

Sherlock

Son
Male

Denis

Sherlock

Son
Male

Joseph

Sherlock

Son
Female

Margaret

Sherlock

Daughter
Male

Myles

Benn

Boarder Head
Female

Bridget

Benn

Wife
Male

George

Benn

Son
Male

Francis

Benn

Son
First name(s) Denis
Last name Sherlock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Denis

Sherlock

Head

Married

62

1819

Ireland

Rose H

Sherlock

Wife

Married

47

1834

Ireland

John

Sherlock

Son

Single

25

1856

New Ferry, Cheshire, England

William

Sherlock

Son

Single

19

1862

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Denis

Sherlock

Son

Single

11

1870

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Sherlock

Son

Single

8

1873

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Sherlock

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Myles

Benn

Boarder Head

Married

61

1820

Ireland

Bridget

Benn

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

George

Benn

Son

Single

16

1865

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Francis

Benn

Son

Single

14

1867

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

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