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Household of Herbert J Shead (born 1844, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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.

Herbert J Shead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Herbert J Shead, born in 1844 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Herbert J was the head of the household, married to Jane Shead, born in 1847 in Rivenhall, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Harriett E (born 1872 in Colchester, Essex, England), Alfred H (born 1873 in Colchester, Essex, England), Ernest C (born 1875 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Kate A (born 1878 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Herbert J's Servant, Elizabeth Sadler, born in 1867 in Colchester, Essex, England.


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Herbert J Shead's household

Male

Herbert J

Shead

Head
Female

Jane

Shead

Wife
Female

Harriett E

Shead

Daughter
Male

Alfred H

Shead

Son
Male

Ernest C

Shead

Son
Female

Kate A

Shead

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sadler

Servant
First name(s) Herbert J
Last name Shead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Herbert J

Shead

Head

Married

37

1844

Colchester, Essex, England

Jane

Shead

Wife

Married

34

1847

Rivenhall, Essex, England

Harriett E

Shead

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Colchester, Essex, England

Alfred H

Shead

Son

Single

8

1873

Colchester, Essex, England

Ernest C

Shead

Son

Single

6

1875

Colchester, Essex, England

Kate A

Shead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Colchester, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Sadler

Servant

Single

14

1867

Colchester, Essex, England

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