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Household of George Sly (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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 Sly and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Sly, born in 1839 in Sherborne, Dorset, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Emma Sly, born in 1839 in Wells, Somerset, England. They had 9 children; Edward G (born 1862 in Wells, Somerset, England), Emily (born 1866 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), Robert (born 1869 in Limington, Somerset, England), Lucy (born 1871 in Limington, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Limington, Somerset, England), John (born 1873 in Limington, Somerset, England), James (born 1875 in Limington, Somerset, England), Annie (born 1878 in Limington, Somerset, England) and Caroline (born 1880 in Limington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Niece, Selina Brock, born in 1860 in Somerset, England.


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George Sly's household

Male

George

Sly

Head
Female

Emma

Sly

Wife
Male

Edward G

Sly

Son
Female

Emily

Sly

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sly

Son
Female

Lucy

Sly

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sly

Daughter
Male

John

Sly

Son
Male

James

Sly

Son
Female

Annie

Sly

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Sly

Daughter
Female

Selina

Brock

Niece
First name(s) George
Last name Sly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sherborne, Dorset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Sly

Head

Married

42

1839

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Emma

Sly

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wells, Somerset, England

Edward G

Sly

Son

Single

19

1862

Wells, Somerset, England

Emily

Sly

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Robert

Sly

Son

Single

12

1869

Limington, Somerset, England

Lucy

Sly

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Limington, Somerset, England

Ellen

Sly

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Limington, Somerset, England

John

Sly

Son

Single

8

1873

Limington, Somerset, England

James

Sly

Son

Single

6

1875

Limington, Somerset, England

Annie

Sly

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Limington, Somerset, England

Caroline

Sly

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Limington, Somerset, England

Selina

Brock

Niece

Single

21

1860

Somerset, England

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