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Household of John Sheets (born 1832, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mere, Wiltshire, 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 Sheets and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sheets, born in 1832 in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sheets, born in 1831 in Shroton, Dorset, England. They had 1 child; Henry G, born 1873 in Compton Abbas, Dorset, England.


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John Sheets's household

Male

John

Sheets

Head
Female

Eliza

Sheets

Wife
Male

Henry G

Sheets

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sheets
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sheets

Head

Married

49

1832

Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England

Eliza

Sheets

Wife

Married

50

1831

Shroton, Dorset, England

Henry G

Sheets

Son

Single

8

1873

Compton Abbas, Dorset, England

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