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Household of John Sherriff (born 1820, Lincolnshire)

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 1820 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Louisa Sherriff, born in 1832 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grson, James (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John's Grson, Robert (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Lodger, Fredrick (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Sherriff's household

Male

John

Sherriff

Head
Female

Louisa

Sherriff

Wife
Male

Robert

Sherriff

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sherriff

Daughter
Male

James

Wiseman

Grson
Male

Robert

Wiseman

Grson
Male

Fredrick

Johnson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Sherriff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sherriff

Head

Married

61

1820

Lincolnshire, England

Louisa

Sherriff

Wife

Married

49

1832

Plymouth, Devon, England

Robert

Sherriff

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Sherriff

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

James

Wiseman

Grson

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert

Wiseman

Grson

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Fredrick

Johnson

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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