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Household of James Sheard (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Sheard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sheard, born in 1842 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Hannah Sheard, born in 1844 in Batley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Martha Hollingworth (born 1867 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Percy Wm Longbottom (born 1872 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Ada Elizabeth (born 1875 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Luther Colbeck (born 1877 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Archibald (born 1879 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Lionel Robert (born 1880 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Mary Jane Nicholson, born in 1847 in Batley, Yorkshire, England.


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James Sheard's household

Male

James

Sheard

Head
Female

Hannah

Sheard

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Sister In Law
Female

Martha Hollingworth

Sheard

Daughter
Male

Percy Wm Longbottom

Sheard

Son
Female

Ada Elizabeth

Sheard

Daughter
Male

Luther Colbeck

Sheard

Son
Male

Archibald

Sheard

Son
Male

Lionel Robert

Sheard

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Sheard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sheard

Head

Married

39

1842

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sheard

Wife

Married

37

1844

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Nicholson

Sister In Law

Single

34

1847

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Martha Hollingworth

Sheard

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Percy Wm Longbottom

Sheard

Son

Single

9

1872

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Ada Elizabeth

Sheard

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Luther Colbeck

Sheard

Son

Single

4

1877

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Archibald

Sheard

Son

Single

2

1879

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Lionel Robert

Sheard

Son

Single

1

1880

Batley, Yorkshire, England

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