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Household of Joseph Sheard (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Sheard and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sheard, born in 1843 in Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Grace Sheard, born in 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Grace (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Sisamah (born 1868 in Scotland), Benjamin Scott (born 1872 in Scotland), Joseph (born 1875 in Scotland) and Edmund (born 1877 in Scotland).


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Joseph Sheard's household

Male

Joseph

Sheard

Head
Female

Grace

Sheard

Daughter
Female

Sisamah

Sheard

Daughter
Male

Benjamin Scott

Sheard

Son
Male

Joseph

Sheard

Son
Male

Edmund

Sheard

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sheard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sheard

Head

Married

38

1843

Yorkshire, England

Grace

Sheard

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sisamah

Sheard

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Scotland

Benjamin Scott

Sheard

Son

Single

9

1872

Scotland

Joseph

Sheard

Son

Single

6

1875

Scotland

Edmund

Sheard

Son

Single

4

1877

Scotland

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