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Household of Joseph Sheward (born 1847, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Sheward and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sheward, born in 1847 in Swindon, Wiltshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Caroline J Sheward, born in 1848 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 2 children; Blanche E (born 1870 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Frank O (born 1871 in Dalston, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Father In Law, James Dowson, born in 1816 in Colchester, Essex, England.


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Joseph Sheward's household

Male

Joseph

Sheward

Head
Female

Caroline J

Sheward

Wife
Female

Blanche E

Sheward

Daughter
Male

Frank O

Sheward

Son
Male

James

Dowson

Father In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sheward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sheward

Head

Married

34

1847

Swindon, Wiltshire, England

Caroline J

Sheward

Wife

Married

33

1848

Colchester, Essex, England

Blanche E

Sheward

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Frank O

Sheward

Son

Single

10

1871

Dalston, Middlesex, England

James

Dowson

Father In Law

Widower

65

1816

Colchester, Essex, England

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