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Household of W Shimwell (born 1857, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

W Shimwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W Shimwell, born in 1857 in Longstone, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. W was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were W's Sister In Law, E S (born 1846 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), W's Niece, E S (born 1873 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales), W's Niece, M K (born 1876 in West Ham, Essex, England), W's Nephew, H F (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England), W's Niece, M H (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England), W's Niece, J E (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England) and W's Visitor, H E (born 1854 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England).


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W Shimwell's household

Male

W

Shimwell

Head
Female

E S

Shimwell

Sister In Law
Female

E S

Shimwell

Niece
Female

M K

Shimwell

Niece
Male

H F

Shimwell

Nephew
Female

M H

Shimwell

Niece
Female

J E

Shimwell

Niece
Female

H E

Fewst Or Fuest

Visitor
First name(s) W
Last name Shimwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Longstone, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W

Shimwell

Head

Single

24

1857

Longstone, Derbyshire, England

E S

Shimwell

Sister In Law

Widow

35

1846

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

E S

Shimwell

Niece

Single

8

1873

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

M K

Shimwell

Niece

Single

5

1876

West Ham, Essex, England

H F

Shimwell

Nephew

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

M H

Shimwell

Niece

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

J E

Shimwell

Niece

Single

1

1880

West Ham, Essex, England

H E

Fewst Or Fuest

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

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