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Household of William Shead (born 1833, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, 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 Shead and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shead, born in 1833 in Essex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shead, born in 1835 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1863 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Maud (born 1866 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Samuel (born 1869 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England).


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William Shead's household

Male

William

Shead

Head
Female

Ellen

Shead

Wife
Male

William

Shead

Son
Female

Alice

Shead

Daughter
Female

Maud

Shead

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shead

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shead

Head

Married

48

1833

Essex, England

Ellen

Shead

Wife

Married

46

1835

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Shead

Son

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Shead

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Maud

Shead

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Samuel

Shead

Son

Single

12

1869

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

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