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Household of Samuel Shiers (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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.

Samuel Shiers and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shiers, born in 1831 in Otterford, Somerset, consisted of 3 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shiers, born in 1834 in Otterford, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Servant, Emma Chappel, born in 1867 in Staple, Somerset, England.


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Samuel Shiers's household

Male

Samuel

Shiers

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shiers

Wife
Female

Emma

Chappel

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shiers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Otterford, Somerset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shiers

Head

Married

50

1831

Otterford, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Shiers

Wife

Married

47

1834

Otterford, Somerset, England

Emma

Chappel

Servant

Single

14

1867

Staple, Somerset, England

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