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Household of William Shead (born 1851, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lexden, 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.

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 1851 in Essex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shead, born in 1854 in Brightlingsea, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Ellen A (born 1873 in Elmstead, Essex, England), William (born 1875 in -), Arthur (born 1877 in Wivenhoe, Essex, England) and Daisy (born 1880 in Wivenhoe, Essex, England).


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William Shead's household

Male

William

Shead

Head
Female

Ellen

Shead

Wife
Female

Ellen A

Shead

Daughter
Male

William

Shead

Son
Male

Arthur

Shead

Son
Female

Daisy

Shead

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Shead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
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

30

1851

Essex, England

Ellen

Shead

Wife

Married

27

1854

Brightlingsea, Essex, England

Ellen A

Shead

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Elmstead, Essex, England

William

Shead

Son

Single

6

1875

-

Arthur

Shead

Son

Single

4

1877

Wivenhoe, Essex, England

Daisy

Shead

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wivenhoe, Essex, England

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