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Household of William Sherrat (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Sherrat and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sherrat, born in 1840 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Sherrat, born in 1841 in Royton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1872 in Royton, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Royton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1880 in Reddish, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Royton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Jane (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger Head, John (born 1853 in Lymm, Cheshire, England).


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William Sherrat's household

Male

William

Sherrat

Head
Female

Hannah

Sherrat

Wife
Female

Mary

Sherrat

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Sherrat

Son
Female

Jane

Sherrat

Niece
Male

John

Holt

Lodger Head
Female

Eliza

Holt

Wife
Female

Annie

Holt

Daughter
Male

John

Holt

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sherrat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sherrat

Head

Married

41

1840

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Sherrat

Wife

Married

40

1841

Royton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Sherrat

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Royton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sherrat

Son

Single

2

1879

Royton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sherrat

Niece

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Holt

Lodger Head

Married

28

1853

Lymm, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Holt

Wife

Married

25

1856

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Annie

Holt

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Reddish, Lancashire, England

John

Holt

Son

Single

0

1881

Royton, Lancashire, England

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