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Household of Samuel Shire (born 1833, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Shire and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shire, born in 1833 in Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shire, born in 1826 in Somerset, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Robert (born 1875 in Somerset, England) and Samuel (born 1877 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Son In Law, Henry Larkum, born in 1852 in Hanbury, Somerset, England.


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Samuel Shire's household

Male

Samuel

Shire

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shire

Wife
Male

Henry

Larkum

Son In Law
Male

Robert

Larkum

Grand Son
Male

Samuel

Larkum

Grand Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shire
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shire

Head

Married

48

1833

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Shire

Wife

Married

55

1826

Somerset, England

Henry

Larkum

Son In Law

Widower

29

1852

Hanbury, Somerset, England

Robert

Larkum

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Somerset, England

Samuel

Larkum

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

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