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Household of Joseph Shewell (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Darlington, Durham, 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 Shewell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shewell, born in 1847 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shewell, born in 1847 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Miriam (born 1876 in Hurworth Place, Durham, England), Katherine (born 1877 in Hurworth Place, Durham, England), Evelyn (born 1878 in Hurworth Place, Durham, England), Gertrude M (born 1879 in Durham, England) and Joseph B (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Fence Houses, Durham, England).


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Joseph Shewell's household

Male

Joseph

Shewell

Head
Female

Caroline

Shewell

Wife
Female

Miriam

Shewell

Daughter
Female

Katherine

Shewell

Daughter
Female

Evelyn

Shewell

Daughter
Female

Gertrude M

Shewell

Daughter
Male

Joseph B

Shewell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant
Female

Margaret

Foster

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Deptford, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shewell

Head

Married

34

1847

Deptford, Kent, England

Caroline

Shewell

Wife

Married

34

1847

London, Middlesex, England

Miriam

Shewell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hurworth Place, Durham, England

Katherine

Shewell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hurworth Place, Durham, England

Evelyn

Shewell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hurworth Place, Durham, England

Gertrude M

Shewell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Durham, England

Joseph B

Shewell

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Servant

Single

22

1859

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Margaret

Foster

Servant

Single

22

1859

Fence Houses, Durham, England

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