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Household of William R Shairp (born 1832, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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 R Shairp and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Shairp, born in 1832 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 6 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Rachel Shairp, born in 1837 in Hayes, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Emily (born 1861 in Plumstead, Kent, England), George (born 1873 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Alice (born 1879 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Lodger, Howard P Farr, born in 1846 in Tilbury, Essex, England.


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William R Shairp's household

Male

William R

Shairp

Head
Female

Rachel

Shairp

Wife
Female

Emily

Shairp

Daughter
Male

George

Shairp

Son
Female

Alice

Shairp

Daughter
Male

Howard P

Farr

Lodger
First name(s) William R
Last name Shairp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Shairp

Head

Married

49

1832

Colchester, Essex, England

Rachel

Shairp

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hayes, Kent, England

Emily

Shairp

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Plumstead, Kent, England

George

Shairp

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolwich, Kent, England

Alice

Shairp

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woolwich, Kent, England

Howard P

Farr

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Tilbury, Essex, England

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