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Household of John Shinn (born 1839, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Shinn and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shinn, born in 1839 in Brandon, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Shinn, born in 1843 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 3 children; Emily (born 1869 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and John William (born 1877 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, George (born 1853 in Norfolk, England), John's Lodger, Robert George (born 1861 in Norwich, Norfolk, England) and John's Lodger, Edward M (born 1859 in Broad Green, Lancashire, England).


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John Shinn's household

Male

John

Shinn

Head
Female

Sarah

Shinn

Wife
Female

Emily

Shinn

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shinn

Daughter
Male

John William

Shinn

Son
Male

George

Blackburn

Lodger
Male

Robert George

Woods

Lodger
Male

Edward M

Thomas

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Shinn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brandon, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shinn

Head

Married

42

1839

Brandon, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Shinn

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cambridgeshire, England

Emily

Shinn

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Canning Town, Essex, England

Ellen

Shinn

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Canning Town, Essex, England

John William

Shinn

Son

Single

4

1877

Canning Town, Essex, England

George

Blackburn

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Norfolk, England

Robert George

Woods

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Edward M

Thomas

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Broad Green, Lancashire, England

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