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Household of William Shearsmith (born 1839, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, 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 Shearsmith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shearsmith, born in 1839 in Goxhill, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Tamar Shearsmith, born in 1838 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William H (born 1869 in Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England), Edward (born 1872 in Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England), Minny (born 1875 in Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England), Earnest (born 1877 in Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England) and Henrietta (born 1880 in Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, John Fisher, born in 1860 in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England.


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William Shearsmith's household

Male

William

Shearsmith

Head
Female

Tamar

Shearsmith

Wife
Male

William H

Shearsmith

Son
Male

Edward

Shearsmith

Son
Female

Minny

Shearsmith

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Shearsmith

Son
Female

Henrietta

Shearsmith

Daughter
Male

John

Fisher

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shearsmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shearsmith

Head

Married

42

1839

Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England

Tamar

Shearsmith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Hull, Yorkshire, England

William H

Shearsmith

Son

Single

12

1869

Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England

Edward

Shearsmith

Son

Single

9

1872

Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England

Minny

Shearsmith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England

Earnest

Shearsmith

Son

Single

4

1877

Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England

Henrietta

Shearsmith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England

John

Fisher

Servant

Single

21

1860

Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England

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