Walter Dyer
Born 1844
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of Samuel Shire (born 1851, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, England
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 Shire and 6 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shire, born in 1851 in Otterford, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shire, born in 1853 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; William J (born 1876 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Edward (born 1877 in Pitminster, Somerset, England) and Louisa E (born 1879 in Pitminster, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Appren, William (born 1863 in Otterford, Somerset, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Mark (born 1811 in Dunkeswell, Devon, England).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Samuel Shire's household
Samuel
Shire
Head
Ellen
Shire
Wife
William J
Shire
Son
Edward
Shire
Son
Louisa E
Shire
Daughter
William
Hartnell
Appren
Mark
Hitchcock
Lodger
| First name(s) | Samuel |
| Last name | Shire |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Otterford, Somerset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel | Shire | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Otterford, Somerset, England | |
Ellen | Shire | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Pitminster, Somerset, England | |
William J | Shire | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Pitminster, Somerset, England | |
Edward | Shire | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Pitminster, Somerset, England | |
Louisa E | Shire | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Pitminster, Somerset, England | |
William | Hartnell | Appren | Single | 18 | 1863 | Otterford, Somerset, England | |
Mark | Hitchcock | Lodger | Single | 70 | 1811 | Dunkeswell, Devon, England |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Samuel Shire in Taunton in 1881, and follow the Shire family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Samuel Shire
We’ve found Samuel Shire in 90 family trees. Find out more about Samuel Shire's household and view the Shire family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Samuel Shire, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.