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Household of John Sords (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Sords and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sords, born in 1841 in , consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sords, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Martin, born 1861 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1860 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Simon (born 1859 in Ireland).


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John Sords's household

Male

John

Sords

Head
Female

Catherine

Sords

Wife
Male

Martin

Whelan

Son
Male

Thomas

Sheridan

Boarder
Male

Simon

Doyle

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Sords
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sords

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Catherine

Sords

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Martin

Whelan

Son

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Thomas

Sheridan

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Ireland

Simon

Doyle

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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