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Household of George Sherlock (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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.

George Sherlock and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sherlock, born in 1838 in , consisted of 16 members. George was the head of the household, married to Esther Sherlock, born in 1839 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Esther, born 1869 in East Indies.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, Charles (born 1864 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), George's Boarder, John (born 1865 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, James J (born 1865 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, Thomas (born 1865 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, Joseph J (born 1865 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, Charles (born 1865 in Barking, Essex, England), George's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Notting Hill, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, Thomas (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), George's Boarder, Alfred (born 1863 in Ireland) and George's Boarder, William (born 1865 in Bow, Middlesex, England).


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George Sherlock's household

Male

George

Sherlock

Head
Female

Esther

Sherlock

Wife
Female

Esther

Sherlock

Daughter
Male

Charles

Tovey

Boarder
Male

John

Knowles

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Gibbs

Boarder
Male

James J

Shaffers

Boarder
Male

William

Smith

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Ashton

Boarder
Male

Joseph J

Thompson

Boarder
Male

Charles

Roberts

Boarder
Male

John

Crawley

Boarder
Male

James

Spencer

Boarder
Male

Thomas

James

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Mason

Boarder
Male

William

Wratters

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Sherlock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sherlock

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Esther

Sherlock

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Esther

Sherlock

Daughter

Single

12

1869

East Indies

Charles

Tovey

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Lambeth, Surrey, England

John

Knowles

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Gibbs

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

James J

Shaffers

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

William

Smith

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Ashton

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Joseph J

Thompson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Charles

Roberts

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Barking, Essex, England

John

Crawley

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

James

Spencer

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Notting Hill, Middlesex, England

Thomas

James

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Mason

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Ireland

William

Wratters

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Bow, Middlesex, England

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