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Household of John Shever (born 1826, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bedminster, Somerset, 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 Shever and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shever, born in 1826 in Purton, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Shever, born in 1830 in Backwell, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Joseph J (born 1856 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Stephen A (born 1860 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Walter H (born 1865 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), Annie L (born 1870 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Albert F (born 1873 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Nephew, Edward Henry Shever, born in 1859 in Backwell, Somerset, England.


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John Shever's household

Male

John

Shever

Head
Female

Maria

Shever

Wife
Male

Joseph J

Shever

Son
Male

Stephen A

Shever

Son
Male

Walter H

Shever

Son
Female

Annie L

Shever

Daughter
Male

Albert F

Shever

Son
Male

Edward Henry

Shever

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Shever
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Purton, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shever

Head

Married

55

1826

Purton, Wiltshire, England

Maria

Shever

Wife

Married

51

1830

Backwell, Somerset, England

Joseph J

Shever

Son

Single

25

1856

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Stephen A

Shever

Son

Single

21

1860

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Walter H

Shever

Son

Single

16

1865

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Annie L

Shever

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Albert F

Shever

Son

Single

8

1873

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edward Henry

Shever

Nephew

Single

22

1859

Backwell, Somerset, England

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