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Household of Henry Shersby (born 1823, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 Shersby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shersby, born in 1823 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Visitor Nephew, Robert S H (born 1858 in Charlton, Kent, England), Henry's Servant, Mary (born 1818 in Broom, Suffolk, England), Henry's Servant, Harriett (born 1833 in Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England), Henry's Servant, Louisa (born 1857 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Henry's Servant, Butter (born 1820 in Houghton, Huntingdonshire, England) and Henry's Servant, Henry W (born 1843 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Henry Shersby's household

Male

Henry

Shersby

Head
Male

Robert S H

Robertson

Visitor Nephew
Female

Mary

West

Servant
Female

Harriett

Hortis

Servant
Female

Louisa

Read

Servant
Male

Butter

Watts

Servant
Male

Henry W

Cooking

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shersby
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shersby

Head

Single

58

1823

Woolwich, Kent, England

Robert S H

Robertson

Visitor Nephew

Single

23

1858

Charlton, Kent, England

Mary

West

Servant

Widow

63

1818

Broom, Suffolk, England

Harriett

Hortis

Servant

Widow

48

1833

Great Ryburgh, Norfolk, England

Louisa

Read

Servant

Single

24

1857

Woolwich, Kent, England

Butter

Watts

Servant

Married

61

1820

Houghton, Huntingdonshire, England

Henry W

Cooking

Servant

Married

38

1843

Woolwich, Kent, England

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