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Household of Martha Sheard (born 1821, 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.

Martha Sheard and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Sheard, born in 1821 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Phoebe (born 1850 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1857 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1860 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Alice (born 1864 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Fred (born 1870 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Son In Law, Samuel (born 1841 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Martha's Daughter Grand Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Martha's Daughter Grand Daughter, Louisa (born 1865 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Martha's Daughter Grand Daughter, Harriet (born 1868 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Martha Sheard's household

Female

Martha

Sheard

Head
Female

Phoebe

Sheard

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sheard

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sheard

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sheard

Grand Daughter
Male

Fred

Sheard

Grand Son
Male

Samuel

Ellis

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter Grand Daughter
Female

Louisa

Ellis

Daughter Grand Daughter
Female

Harriet

Ellis

Daughter Grand Daughter
First name(s) Martha
Last name Sheard
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Sheard

Head

Widow

60

1821

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Phoebe

Sheard

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Sheard

Son

Single

24

1857

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sheard

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Sheard

Grand Daughter

Single

17

1864

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Sheard

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Ellis

Son In Law

Widower

40

1841

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter Grand Daughter

Single

18

1863

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Ellis

Daughter Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Ellis

Daughter Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

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