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Household of William Sheerman (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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 Sheerman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sheerman, born in 1839 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Sheerman, born in 1839 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1867 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1870 in Surrey, England), Nellie (born 1873 in Blackfriars, Surrey, England) and Tom (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice Maud, born 1881 in Essex, England.


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William Sheerman's household

Male

William

Sheerman

Head
Female

Maria

Sheerman

Wife
Female

Alice

Sheerman

Daughter
Female

Florence

Sheerman

Daughter
Male

William

Sheerman

Son
Male

Ernest

Sheerman

Son
Female

Nellie

Sheerman

Daughter
Male

Tom

Sheerman

Son
Female

Alice Maud

Sheerman

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sheerman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sheerman

Head

Married

42

1839

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Maria

Sheerman

Wife

Married

42

1839

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice

Sheerman

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Florence

Sheerman

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Sheerman

Son

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Sheerman

Son

Single

11

1870

Surrey, England

Nellie

Sheerman

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackfriars, Surrey, England

Tom

Sheerman

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice Maud

Sheerman

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Essex, England

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