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Household of William Sherlock (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Sherlock and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sherlock, born in 1831 in Arrow, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sherlock, born in 1833 in Thurstaston, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Mary J (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Alice (born 1862 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, James Fawcett, born in 1859 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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William Sherlock's household

Male

William

Sherlock

Head
Female

Margaret

Sherlock

Wife
Male

William

Sherlock

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sherlock

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Sherlock

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Sherlock

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Sherlock

Daughter
Male

James

Fawcett

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Fawcett

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sherlock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Arrow, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sherlock

Head

Married

50

1831

Arrow, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Sherlock

Wife

Married

48

1833

Thurstaston, Cheshire, England

William

Sherlock

Son

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Sherlock

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Louisa

Sherlock

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Sherlock

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Sherlock

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Fawcett

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alice

Fawcett

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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