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Household of Richard Shearsmith (born 1841, Yorkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.
Richard Shearsmith and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shearsmith, born in 1841 in Wistow, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary (born 1868 in Alverton, Yorkshire, England), Ruth (born 1870 in Kippax, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1875 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's House Keeper, Janett T (born 1839 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Servant, James T (born 1865 in Selby, Yorkshire, England).
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Richard Shearsmith's household
Richard
Shearsmith
Head
Mary
Shearsmith
Daughter
Ruth
Shearsmith
Daughter
Edith
Shearsmith
Daughter
Janett T
Sunley
House Keeper
James T
Sunley
Servant
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Shearsmith |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Wistow, Yorkshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Shearsmith | Head | Widower | 40 | 1841 | Wistow, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary | Shearsmith | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Alverton, Yorkshire, England | |
Ruth | Shearsmith | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Kippax, Yorkshire, England | |
Edith | Shearsmith | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | |
Janett T | Sunley | House Keeper | Single | 42 | 1839 | Sherburn, Yorkshire, England | |
James T | Sunley | Servant | Single | 16 | 1865 | Selby, Yorkshire, England |
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