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Household of John Sherman (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Sherman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sherman, born in 1819 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sherman, born in 1828 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1855 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), William (born 1856 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), John (born 1858 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1860 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1862 in Aughton, Lancashire, England) and Edward (born 1864 in Aughton, Lancashire, England).


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John Sherman's household

Male

John

Sherman

Head
Female

Ellen

Sherman

Wife
Female

Sarah

Sherman

Daughter
Male

William

Sherman

Son
Male

John

Sherman

Son
Male

Richard

Sherman

Son
Female

Margaret

Sherman

Daughter
Male

Edward

Sherman

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sherman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sherman

Head

Married

62

1819

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sherman

Wife

Married

53

1828

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Sherman

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

William

Sherman

Son

Single

25

1856

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

John

Sherman

Son

Single

23

1858

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Richard

Sherman

Son

Single

21

1860

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sherman

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Aughton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Sherman

Son

Single

17

1864

Aughton, Lancashire, England

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