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Household of William Sheffield (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Sheffield and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sheffield, born in 1853 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma A Sheffield, born in 1859 in Newhaven, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; William L, born 1880 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Caroline (born 1818 in Woolwich, Kent, England), William's Servant, John (born 1857 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), William's Servant, William A E (born 1860 in Gravesend, Kent, England), William's Servant, Frederick A (born 1863 in Clapham, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Emma (born 1864 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and William's Visitor, Jenny (born 1859 in Kent, England).


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William Sheffield's household

Male

William

Sheffield

Head
Female

Emma A

Sheffield

Wife
Male

William L

Sheffield

Son
Female

Caroline

Middleton

Servant
Male

John

Jones

Servant
Male

William A E

Pinder

Servant
Male

Frederick A

Fryer

Servant
Female

Emma

Kerry

Servant
Female

Jenny

Middleton

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Sheffield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sheffield

Head

Married

28

1853

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Emma A

Sheffield

Wife

Married

22

1859

Newhaven, Sussex, England

William L

Sheffield

Son

Single

1

1880

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Middleton

Servant

Widow

63

1818

Woolwich, Kent, England

John

Jones

Servant

Single

24

1857

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William A E

Pinder

Servant

Single

21

1860

Gravesend, Kent, England

Frederick A

Fryer

Servant

Single

18

1863

Clapham, Surrey, England

Emma

Kerry

Servant

Single

17

1864

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Jenny

Middleton

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Kent, England

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