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Household of William Sherman (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, London,Middlesex, 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 Sherman and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sherman, born in 1831 in Kent, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sherman, born in 1831 in Soho, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; Emily (born 1856 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Nellie (born 1862 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Amelia (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Stephen (born 1868 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Albert (born 1872 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Harry Brown, born in 1857 in St Austell, Cornwall, England.


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William Sherman's household

Male

William

Sherman

Head
Female

Ellen

Sherman

Wife
Female

Emily

Sherman

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sherman

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Sherman

Daughter
Male

William

Sherman

Son
Female

Amelia

Sherman

Daughter
Female

Ada

Sherman

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Sherman

Son
Male

Albert

Sherman

Son
Male

Harry

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Sherman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sherman

Head

Married

50

1831

Kent, England

Ellen

Sherman

Wife

Married

50

1831

Soho, Middlesex, England

Emily

Sherman

Daughter

Single

25

1856

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Sherman

Daughter

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Nellie

Sherman

Daughter

Single

19

1862

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Sherman

Son

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

Amelia

Sherman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ada

Sherman

Daughter

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

Stephen

Sherman

Son

Single

13

1868

City of London, Middlesex, England

Albert

Sherman

Son

Single

9

1872

City of London, Middlesex, England

Harry

Brown

Boarder

Single

24

1857

St Austell, Cornwall, England

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