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Household of William Sherlock (born 1842, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Sherlock and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sherlock, born in 1842 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agness Sherlock, born in 1841 in Grasmere, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1862 in Grasmere, Westmorland, England), John (born 1868 in Grasmere, Westmorland, England), Lizzie (born 1870 in Grasmere, Yorkshire, England), Eva (born 1876 in Grasmere, Yorkshire, England) and Kenneth (born 1881 in Grasmere, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, James (born 1858 in Sand Hutton, Yorkshire, England), William's -, James (born 1846 in -), William's -, Michael (born 1851 in -), William's -, William (born 1869 in -) and William's -, John (born 1871 in -).


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William Sherlock's household

Male

William

Sherlock

Head
Female

Agness

Sherlock

Wife
Female

Annie

Sherlock

Daughter
Male

John

Sherlock

Son
Female

Lizzie

Sherlock

Daughter
Female

Eva

Sherlock

Daughter
Male

Kenneth

Sherlock

Son
Male

James

Reynolds

Servant
Male

James

Jones

-
Male

Michael

Davis

-
Male

William

Davis

-
Male

John

Davis

-
First name(s) William
Last name Sherlock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sherlock

Head

Married

39

1842

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Agness

Sherlock

Wife

Married

40

1841

Grasmere, Westmorland, England

Annie

Sherlock

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Grasmere, Westmorland, England

John

Sherlock

Son

Single

13

1868

Grasmere, Westmorland, England

Lizzie

Sherlock

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Grasmere, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Sherlock

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Grasmere, Yorkshire, England

Kenneth

Sherlock

Son

Single

0

1881

Grasmere, Yorkshire, England

James

Reynolds

Servant

Single

23

1858

Sand Hutton, Yorkshire, England

James

Jones

-

Married

35

1846

-

Michael

Davis

-

Single

30

1851

-

William

Davis

-

Single

12

1869

-

John

Davis

-

Single

10

1871

-

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