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Household of Josiah Sheard (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Josiah Sheard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Sheard, born in 1836 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sheard, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Joshua (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Mark (born 1870 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England) and Sarah H (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England).


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Josiah Sheard's household

Male

Josiah

Sheard

Head
Female

Sarah

Sheard

Wife
Male

James

Sheard

Son
Female

Ellen

Sheard

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Sheard

Son
Female

Eliza

Sheard

Daughter
Male

Mark

Sheard

Son
Male

John

Sheard

Son
Female

Sarah H

Sheard

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Sheard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Sheard

Head

Married

45

1836

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sheard

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Sheard

Son

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Sheard

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Sheard

Son

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Sheard

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Mark

Sheard

Son

Single

11

1870

Yorkshire, England

John

Sheard

Son

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Sheard

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

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