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Household of Gideon Shadwell (born 1839, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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.

Gideon Shadwell and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gideon Shadwell, born in 1839 in Herstmonceaux, Sussex, consisted of 15 members. Gideon was the head of the household, married to Mercy Shadwell, born in 1835 in Hellingly, Sussex, England. They had 13 children; William (born 1860 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Mary (born 1862 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), James (born 1865 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Maria (born 1868 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Gideon (born 1869 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Mercy (born 1871 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Rosetta (born 1873 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Louisa (born 1875 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Benjamin (born 1876 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), Hannah (born 1878 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), John (born 1880 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) and David (born 1881 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England).


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Gideon Shadwell's household

Male

Gideon

Shadwell

Head
Female

Mercy

Shadwell

Wife
Male

William

Shadwell

Son
Female

Mary

Shadwell

Daughter
Male

James

Shadwell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shadwell

Daughter
Female

Maria

Shadwell

Daughter
Male

Gideon

Shadwell

Son
Female

Mercy

Shadwell

Daughter
Female

Rosetta

Shadwell

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Shadwell

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Shadwell

Son
Female

Hannah

Shadwell

Daughter
Male

John

Shadwell

Son
Male

David

Shadwell

Son
First name(s) Gideon
Last name Shadwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gideon

Shadwell

Head

Married

42

1839

Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England

Mercy

Shadwell

Wife

Married

46

1835

Hellingly, Sussex, England

William

Shadwell

Son

Single

21

1860

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Mary

Shadwell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

James

Shadwell

Son

Single

16

1865

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Shadwell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Maria

Shadwell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Gideon

Shadwell

Son

Single

12

1869

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Mercy

Shadwell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Rosetta

Shadwell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Louisa

Shadwell

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Benjamin

Shadwell

Son

Single

5

1876

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Hannah

Shadwell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

John

Shadwell

Son

Single

1

1880

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

David

Shadwell

Son

Single

0

1881

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

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