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Household of James Shawyer (born 1804, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westhampnett, 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.

James Shawyer and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shawyer, born in 1804 in Donnington, Sussex, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, single. He had 1 child; Mary A, born 1872 in Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger Head, William Hill, born in 1815 in Hampshire, England.


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James Shawyer's household

Male

James

Shawyer

Head
Male

William

Hill

Lodger Head
Female

Ann

Hill

Wife
Female

Mary A

Hill

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shawyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Donnington, Sussex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shawyer

Head

Single

77

1804

Donnington, Sussex, England

William

Hill

Lodger Head

Married

66

1815

Hampshire, England

Ann

Hill

Wife

Married

43

1838

Leigh, Hampshire, England

Mary A

Hill

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hampshire, England

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