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Household of John Sheather (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Sheather and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheather, born in 1831 in Bethersden, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sheather, born in 1829 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Ernest (born 1861 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1859 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Lilian (born 1865 in Holloway, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1866 in Holloway, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1855 in -) and John's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Chaceley, Worcestershire, England).


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John Sheather's household

Male

John

Sheather

Head
Female

Sarah

Sheather

Wife
Male

Ernest

Sheather

Son
Female

Annie

Sheather

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Sheather

Daughter
Female

Florence

Sheather

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Roberts

Servant
Female

Ellen

Yates

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sheather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bethersden, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheather

Head

Married

50

1831

Bethersden, Kent, England

Sarah

Sheather

Wife

Married

52

1829

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Ernest

Sheather

Son

Single

20

1861

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Annie

Sheather

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Lilian

Sheather

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Florence

Sheather

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Roberts

Servant

Single

26

1855

-

Ellen

Yates

Servant

Single

19

1862

Chaceley, Worcestershire, England

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