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Household of John Sheen (born 1839, Flintshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Sheen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheen, born in 1839 in Hawarden, Flintshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Sheen, born in 1846 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales), Catherine (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Esther (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Edward (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Richard Pett, born in 1828 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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John Sheen's household

Male

John

Sheen

Head
Female

Mary

Sheen

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sheen

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Sheen

Daughter
Female

Esther

Sheen

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sheen

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sheen

Son
Male

Richard

Pett

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sheen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheen

Head

Married

42

1839

Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

Mary

Sheen

Wife

Married

35

1846

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Sheen

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales

Catherine

Sheen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

Esther

Sheen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Sheen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edward

Sheen

Son

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

Richard

Pett

Boarder

Single

53

1828

Plymouth, Devon, England

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