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Household of John Sherriff (born 1835)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Sherriff and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sherriff, born in 1835 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sherriff, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Allison (born 1868 in Scotland), John (born 1870 in Scotland), James (born 1872 in Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, James Cleland, born in 1834 in Scotland.


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John Sherriff's household

Male

John

Sherriff

Head
Female

Jessie

Sherriff

Wife
Female

Allison

Sherriff

Daughter
Male

John

Sherriff

Son
Male

James

Sherriff

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sherriff

Daughter
Male

James

Cleland

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sherriff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sherriff

Head

Married

46

1835

Scotland

Jessie

Sherriff

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Allison

Sherriff

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Scotland

John

Sherriff

Son

Single

11

1870

Scotland

James

Sherriff

Son

Single

9

1872

Scotland

Elizabeth

Sherriff

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Cleland

Brother In Law

Single

47

1834

Scotland

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