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Household of Henry Shearing (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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.

Henry Shearing and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shearing, born in 1844 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shearing, born in 1844 in Yarmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry W (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England), A (born 1868 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1872 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Herbert (born 1878 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Ethel (born 1881 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Martha (born 1868 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Lodger, Thomas C (born 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Henry Shearing's household

Male

Henry

Shearing

Head
Female

Margaret

Shearing

Wife
Male

Henry W

Shearing

Son
Male

A

Shearing

Son
Female

Annie

Shearing

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Shearing

Son
Female

Ethel

Shearing

Daughter
Female

Martha

Goviar

Servant
Male

Thomas C

Newalle

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shearing
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shearing

Head

Married

37

1844

City of London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Shearing

Wife

Married

37

1844

Yarmouth, Hampshire, England

Henry W

Shearing

Son

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

A

Shearing

Son

Single

13

1868

City of London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Shearing

Daughter

Single

9

1872

City of London, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Shearing

Son

Single

3

1878

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ethel

Shearing

Daughter

Single

0

1881

City of London, Middlesex, England

Martha

Goviar

Servant

Single

13

1868

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas C

Newalle

Lodger

Widower

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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