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Household of John Sheard (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

John Sheard and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheard, born in 1839 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sheard, born in 1841 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Arthur (born 1864 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Priscilla (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Amy (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Edward Holiday, born in 1819 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.


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John Sheard's household

Male

John

Sheard

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sheard

Wife
Male

Arthur

Sheard

Son
Female

Mary Hannah

Sheard

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Sheard

Daughter
Male

Walter

Sheard

Son
Female

Emily

Sheard

Daughter
Female

Edith

Sheard

Daughter
Female

Amy

Sheard

Daughter
Male

Edward

Holiday

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sheard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheard

Head

Married

42

1839

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sheard

Wife

Married

40

1841

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Sheard

Son

Single

17

1864

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary Hannah

Sheard

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Priscilla

Sheard

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Sheard

Son

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Sheard

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Sheard

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Sheard

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Holiday

Lodger

Widower

62

1819

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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