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Household of John Sheepshanks (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Sheepshanks and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheepshanks, born in 1834 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sheepshanks, born in 1852 in -. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1873 in -), John (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret Elizabeth (born 1879 in Woolpit, Suffolk, England), Henry (born 1879 in Woolpit, Suffolk, England), Margaret (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1831 in Rainton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Prees Heath, Shropshire, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Tilstock, Shropshire, England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Sheepshanks's household

Male

John

Sheepshanks

Head
Female

Margaret

Sheepshanks

Wife
Female

Mary

Sheepshanks

Daughter
Male

John

Sheepshanks

Son
Male

Thomas

Sheepshanks

Son
Female

Margaret Elizabeth

Sheepshanks

Daughter
Male

Henry

Sheepshanks

Son
Female

Margaret

Sheepshanks

Daughter
Female

Infant

Sheepshanks

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kay

Servant
Female

Sarah

Furber

Servant
Female

Jane

Bennett

Servant
Female

Margaret

Shields

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sheepshanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheepshanks

Head

Married

47

1834

City of London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Sheepshanks

Wife

Married

29

1852

-

Mary

Sheepshanks

Daughter

Single

8

1873

-

John

Sheepshanks

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sheepshanks

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret Elizabeth

Sheepshanks

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woolpit, Suffolk, England

Henry

Sheepshanks

Son

Single

2

1879

Woolpit, Suffolk, England

Margaret

Sheepshanks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Infant

Sheepshanks

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Kay

Servant

Single

50

1831

Rainton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Furber

Servant

Single

21

1860

Prees Heath, Shropshire, England

Jane

Bennett

Servant

Single

20

1861

Tilstock, Shropshire, England

Margaret

Shields

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sunderland, Durham, England

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