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Household of Robert Heard (born 1826, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Robert Heard and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Heard, born in 1826 in Barnstaple, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Heard, born in 1829 in Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1856 in Barnstaple, Devon. They had 1 grandchild; Mary G, born 1876 in Plumstead, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister In Law, Olive M (born 1841 in Sudbury, Middlesex, England), Robert's Niece, Olive M (born 1872 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Robert's Nephew, Richard A (born 1875 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Robert's Lodger, Mary Jane (born 1823 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Robert Heard's household

Male

Robert

Heard

Head
Female

Jane

Heard

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sharman

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Sharman

Grand Daughter
Female

Olive M

Seldon

Sister In Law
Female

Olive M

Seldon

Niece
Male

Richard A

Seldon

Nephew
Female

Mary Jane

Crighton

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Heard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Barnstaple, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Heard

Head

Married

55

1826

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Jane

Heard

Wife

Married

52

1829

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Sharman

Daughter

Widow

25

1856

-

Mary G

Sharman

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plumstead, Kent, England

Olive M

Seldon

Sister In Law

Widow

40

1841

Sudbury, Middlesex, England

Olive M

Seldon

Niece

Single

9

1872

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Richard A

Seldon

Nephew

Single

6

1875

Plumstead, Kent, England

Mary Jane

Crighton

Lodger

Widow

58

1823

Woolwich, Kent, England

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