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Household of Thomas Sherriff (born 1827, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Thomas Sherriff and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sherriff, born in 1827 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Joseph (born 1852 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England), Margaret (born 1858 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Catherine Guard, born in 1827 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.


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Thomas Sherriff's household

Male

Thomas

Sherriff

Head
Male

Joseph

Sherriff

Son
Female

Margaret

Sherriff

Daughter
Female

Alice

Sherriff

Daughter
Male

John

Sherriff

Son
Female

Catherine

Guard

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sherriff
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sherriff

Head

Widower

54

1827

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Joseph

Sherriff

Son

Single

29

1852

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Margaret

Sherriff

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alice

Sherriff

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Sherriff

Son

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Guard

Visitor

Widow

54

1827

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

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