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Household of Joseph Sheet (born 1820, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Sheet and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sheet, born in 1820 in Chelsea, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rebecca William Sheet, born in 1827 in -. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger Head, William Walton, born in 1845 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Sheet's household

Male

Joseph

Sheet

Head
Female

Rebecca William

Sheet

Wife
Female

Mary

Sheet

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sheet

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Sheet

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sheet

Son
Male

William

Walton

Lodger Head
Male

William

Walton

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sheet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sheet

Head

Married

61

1820

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Rebecca William

Sheet

Wife

Married

54

1827

-

Mary

Sheet

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sheet

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Sheet

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sheet

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Walton

Lodger Head

Single

36

1845

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

William

Walton

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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