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Household of William Shearsmith (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hull, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Shearsmith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shearsmith, born in 1847 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Edith H Shearsmith, born in 1851 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie M (born 1870 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Herbert W (born 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Edith L (born 1877 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Harold (born 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Emma Duffill, born in 1863 in Garton, Yorkshire, England.


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William Shearsmith's household

Male

William

Shearsmith

Head
Female

Edith H

Shearsmith

Wife
Female

Annie M

Shearsmith

Daughter
Male

Herbert W

Shearsmith

Son
Female

Edith L

Shearsmith

Daughter
Male

Harold

Shearsmith

Son
Female

Emma

Duffill

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shearsmith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shearsmith

Head

Married

34

1847

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Edith H

Shearsmith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Shearsmith

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Herbert W

Shearsmith

Son

Single

8

1873

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Edith L

Shearsmith

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Harold

Shearsmith

Son

Single

0

1881

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Duffill

Servant

Single

18

1863

Garton, Yorkshire, England

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