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Household of Martha Sheldrick (born 1816, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Sheldrick and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Martha Sheldrick, born in 1816 in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. Martha was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; William (born 1851 in Holborn, Middlesex, England), Martha Ann (born 1860 in Holborn, Middlesex, England) and Alice Mary (born 1845 in Middlesex, England). She had 2 grandchildren; Alice Martha (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Eva Ellen (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Martha's Son In Law, William (born 1847 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Martha's Servant, Rosa (born 1861 in Southsea, Hampshire, England), Martha's Servant, Grace (born 1858 in Crowborough, Sussex, England) and Martha's Servant, Stephen (born 1864 in Horsham, Sussex, England).


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Martha Sheldrick's household

Female

Martha

Sheldrick

Head
Male

William

Sheldrick

Son
Female

Martha Ann

Sheldrick

Daughter
Female

Alice Mary

Stead

Daughter
Male

William

Stead

Son In Law
Female

Alice Martha

Stead

Grand Daughter
Female

Eva Ellen

Stead

Grand Daughter
Female

Rosa

Welling

Servant
Female

Grace

Wickens

Servant
Male

Stephen

Dumbrell

Servant
First name(s) Martha
Last name Sheldrick
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Martha

Sheldrick

Head

Widow

65

1816

Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Sheldrick

Son

Single

30

1851

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Martha Ann

Sheldrick

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Holborn, Middlesex, England

Alice Mary

Stead

Daughter

Married

36

1845

Middlesex, England

William

Stead

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Southwark, Surrey, England

Alice Martha

Stead

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Eva Ellen

Stead

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Rosa

Welling

Servant

Single

20

1861

Southsea, Hampshire, England

Grace

Wickens

Servant

Single

23

1858

Crowborough, Sussex, England

Stephen

Dumbrell

Servant

Single

17

1864

Horsham, Sussex, England

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