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Household of William Baiss (born 1836, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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.

William Baiss and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Baiss, born in 1836 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Baiss, born in 1841 in Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Herbert O (born 1873 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Ellen M (born 1875 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England), Ada L (born 1877 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and William H (born 1878 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, Charles H (born 1865 in Somerset, England), William's Stepson, Frederick W (born 1866 in Wells, Somerset, England) and William's Step Daughter, Sophia A (born 1869 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).


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William Baiss's household

Male

William

Baiss

Head
Female

Mary A

Baiss

Wife
Male

Charles H

Shepherd

Stepson
Male

Frederick W

Shepherd

Stepson
Female

Sophia A

Shepherd

Step Daughter
Male

Herbert O

Baiss

Son
Female

Ellen M

Baiss

Daughter
Female

Ada L

Baiss

Daughter
Male

William H

Baiss

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Baiss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Baiss

Head

Married

45

1836

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Mary A

Baiss

Wife

Married

40

1841

Somerset, England

Charles H

Shepherd

Stepson

Single

16

1865

Somerset, England

Frederick W

Shepherd

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Wells, Somerset, England

Sophia A

Shepherd

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Herbert O

Baiss

Son

Single

8

1873

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Ellen M

Baiss

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Ada L

Baiss

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

William H

Baiss

Son

Single

3

1878

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

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