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Household of James Sherriff (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, Devon, 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 Sherriff and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sherriff, born in 1846 in Thurlestone, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan Sherriff, born in 1847 in Aveton Gifford, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Ann T (born 1868 in Thurlestone, Devon, England) and George A (born 1876 in Thurlestone, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother In Law, Patrick (born 1840 in Ireland), James's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1848 in Aveton Gifford, Devon, England), James's Niece, Sarah (born 1877 in Ireland) and James's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Ireland).


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James Sherriff's household

Male

James

Sherriff

Head
Female

Susan

Sherriff

Wife
Female

Ann T

Sherriff

Daughter
Male

George A

Sherriff

Son
Male

Patrick

Byrns

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Byrns

Sister In Law
Female

Sarah

Byrns

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Byrns

Niece
First name(s) James
Last name Sherriff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Thurlestone, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sherriff

Head

Married

35

1846

Thurlestone, Devon, England

Susan

Sherriff

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aveton Gifford, Devon, England

Ann T

Sherriff

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Thurlestone, Devon, England

George A

Sherriff

Son

Single

5

1876

Thurlestone, Devon, England

Patrick

Byrns

Brother In Law

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Elizabeth

Byrns

Sister In Law

Married

33

1848

Aveton Gifford, Devon, England

Sarah

Byrns

Niece

Single

4

1877

Ireland

Elizabeth

Byrns

Niece

Single

2

1879

Ireland

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