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Household of John Sharland (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, 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.

John Sharland and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sharland, born in 1839 in Upton Pyne, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Sharland, born in 1842 in Kingswear, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Ellen Sercombe (born 1867 in Lympstone, Devon, England) and Ernest (born 1876 in Lympstone, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, John Sercombe, born in 1803 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.


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John Sharland's household

Male

John

Sharland

Head
Female

Helen

Sharland

Wife
Female

Ellen Sercombe

Sharland

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Sharland

Son
Male

John

Sercombe

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sharland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sharland

Head

Married

42

1839

Upton Pyne, Devon, England

Helen

Sharland

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kingswear, Devon, England

Ellen Sercombe

Sharland

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lympstone, Devon, England

Ernest

Sharland

Son

Single

5

1876

Lympstone, Devon, England

John

Sercombe

Father In Law

Widower

78

1803

Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

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