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Household of Elizabeth Shircliff (born 1819, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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.

Elizabeth Shircliff and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Shircliff, born in 1819 in Amcotts, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; George (born 1851 in Boston West, Lincolnshire, England), John (born 1856 in Luddington, Lincolnshire, England), Sarah E (born 1858 in -) and Ellen (born 1862 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Servant, Henry (born 1856 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England), Elizabeth's Visitor, Ann (born 1849 in Boston West, Lincolnshire, England) and Elizabeth's Visitor, Ann E (born 1879 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).


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Elizabeth Shircliff's household

Female

Elizabeth

Shircliff

Head
Male

George

Shircliff

Son
Male

John

Shircliff

Son
Female

Sarah E

Shircliff

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shircliff

Daughter
Male

Henry

Watson

Servant
Female

Ann

Newhill

Visitor
Female

Ann E

Newhill

Visitor
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Shircliff
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Shircliff

Head

Widow

62

1819

Amcotts, Lincolnshire, England

George

Shircliff

Son

Single

30

1851

Boston West, Lincolnshire, England

John

Shircliff

Son

Single

25

1856

Luddington, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah E

Shircliff

Daughter

Single

23

1858

-

Ellen

Shircliff

Daughter

Single

19

1862

-

Henry

Watson

Servant

Single

25

1856

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Ann

Newhill

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Boston West, Lincolnshire, England

Ann E

Newhill

Visitor

Married

2

1879

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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