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Household of William Sheard (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Sheard and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sheard, born in 1819 in Roberttown, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sheard, born in 1823 in Clifton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Benjamin (born 1854 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England) and William H (born 1865 in Adwalton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Sheard's household

Male

William

Sheard

Head
Female

Sarah

Sheard

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Sheard

Son
Male

William H

Sheard

Son
Female

Mary

Gronsfield

Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Sheard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Roberttown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sheard

Head

Married

62

1819

Roberttown, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sheard

Wife

Married

58

1823

Clifton, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Sheard

Son

Widower

27

1854

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

William H

Sheard

Son

Single

16

1865

Adwalton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Gronsfield

Wife

Married

57

1824

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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