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Household of George Sherriff (born 1849, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, 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 Sherriff and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sherriff, born in 1849 in Stickford, Lincolnshire, consisted of 5 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Sherriff, born in 1851 in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Sister In Law, Elizabeth Pickworth (born 1857 in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England), George's Apprentice, John (born 1861 in Wells, Somerset, England) and George's Boarder, Jane (born 1838 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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George Sherriff's household

Male

George

Sherriff

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Sherriff

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Pickworth

Posson

Sister In Law
Male

John

Vinen

Apprentice
Female

Jane

Sawyer

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Sherriff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stickford, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sherriff

Head

Married

32

1849

Stickford, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Ellen

Sherriff

Wife

Married

30

1851

Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth Pickworth

Posson

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England

John

Vinen

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Wells, Somerset, England

Jane

Sawyer

Boarder

Widow

43

1838

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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