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Household of Edward Shearsmith (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Edward Shearsmith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shearsmith, born in 1845 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shearsmith, born in 1854 in Immingham, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Walter (born 1872 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1875 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Edwin L (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Lily (born 1880 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Servant, Eva M Thompson, born in 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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Edward Shearsmith's household

Male

Edward

Shearsmith

Head
Female

Mary A

Shearsmith

Wife
Male

Walter

Shearsmith

Son
Female

Edith

Shearsmith

Daughter
Male

Edwin L

Shearsmith

Son
Female

Lily

Shearsmith

Daughter
Female

Jane

Shearsmith

Daughter
Female

Eva M

Thompson

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shearsmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shearsmith

Head

Married

36

1845

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Shearsmith

Wife

Married

27

1854

Immingham, Lincolnshire, England

Walter

Shearsmith

Son

Single

9

1872

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Shearsmith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Edwin L

Shearsmith

Son

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Lily

Shearsmith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Shearsmith

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Eva M

Thompson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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