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Household of James Sheard (born 1834, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sheard, born in 1834 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Jane (born 1864 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1866 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1868 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1871 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1872 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), James E (born 1877 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Joseph H (born 1876 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England) and Charles J (born 1879 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Harriet Colbern, born in 1828 in Knotts, Nottinghamshire, England.
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James Sheard's household
James
Sheard
Head
Jane
Sheard
Daughter
George
Sheard
Son
Fred
Sheard
Son
Maria
Sheard
Daughter
Harriet
Sheard
Daughter
James E
Sheard
Son
Joseph H
Sheard
Son
Charles J
Sheard
Son
Harriet
Colbern
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Sheard |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Sheard | Head | Widower | 47 | 1834 | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England | |
Jane | Sheard | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Sheard | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England | |
Fred | Sheard | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England | |
Maria | Sheard | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England | |
Harriet | Sheard | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England | |
James E | Sheard | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph H | Sheard | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England | |
Charles J | Sheard | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England | |
Harriet | Colbern | Mother In Law | Widow | 53 | 1828 | Knotts, Nottinghamshire, England |
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