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Household of Edwin Sheir (born 1820, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

Edwin Sheir and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Sheir, born in 1820 in Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sheir, born in 1831 in -. They had 5 children; Francis Brewer (born 1851 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Edwin H (born 1854 in Islington, Middlesex, England), George R (born 1862 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England), Ellen S (born 1867 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth C (born 1868 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Widow, Mary A (born 1804 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England) and Edwin's Lodger, Maria P (born 1827 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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Edwin Sheir's household

Male

Edwin

Sheir

Head
Female

Ellen

Sheir

Wife
Male

Francis Brewer

Sheir

Son
Male

Edwin H

Sheir

Son
Male

George R

Sheir

Son
Female

Ellen S

Sheir

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Sheir

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Clarke

Widow
Female

Maria P

Clarke

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Sheir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Sheir

Head

Married

61

1820

Somerset, England

Ellen

Sheir

Wife

Married

50

1831

-

Francis Brewer

Sheir

Son

Single

30

1851

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Edwin H

Sheir

Son

Single

27

1854

Islington, Middlesex, England

George R

Sheir

Son

Single

19

1862

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Ellen S

Sheir

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth C

Sheir

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Clarke

Widow

Widow

77

1804

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Maria P

Clarke

Lodger

Single

54

1827

Islington, Middlesex, England

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