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Household of John Sheels (born 1854, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 Sheels and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheels, born in 1854 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Sheels, born in 1856 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; T (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1865 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Dora (born 1867 in North Shields, Lancashire, England) and Tom (born 1869 in North Shields, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Mary Barker, born in 1834 in North Shields, Northumberland, England.


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John Sheels's household

Male

John

Sheels

Head
Female

Annie

Sheels

Wife
Female

T

Sheels

Daughter
Female

Annie

Sheels

Daughter
Male

John

Sheels

Son
Female

Mary

Barker

Lodger
Male

Harry

Barker

Son
Female

Dora

Barker

Daughter
Male

Tom

Barker

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sheels
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheels

Head

Married

27

1854

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Annie

Sheels

Wife

Married

25

1856

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

T

Sheels

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Annie

Sheels

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

John

Sheels

Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Mary

Barker

Lodger

Widow

47

1834

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Harry

Barker

Son

Single

16

1865

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Dora

Barker

Daughter

Single

14

1867

North Shields, Lancashire, England

Tom

Barker

Son

Single

12

1869

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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