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Household of William Sherwin (born 1844, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Sherwin and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sherwin, born in 1844 in Stoke, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Sherwin, born in 1842 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1864 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England), Ernest (born 1866 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England), Mary J (born 1870 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1873 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England), Albert (born 1875 in -), Emma (born 1877 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England) and James (born 1879 in Stoke, Staffordshire, England).


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William Sherwin's household

Male

William

Sherwin

Head
Female

Harriet

Sherwin

Wife
Male

William

Sherwin

Son
Male

Ernest

Sherwin

Son
Female

Mary J

Sherwin

Daughter
Male

John

Sherwin

Son
Male

Albert

Sherwin

Son
Female

Emma

Sherwin

Daughter
Male

James

Sherwin

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sherwin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sherwin

Head

Married

37

1844

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Sherwin

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

William

Sherwin

Son

Single

17

1864

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Ernest

Sherwin

Son

Single

15

1866

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Mary J

Sherwin

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

John

Sherwin

Son

Single

8

1873

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

Albert

Sherwin

Son

Single

6

1875

-

Emma

Sherwin

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

James

Sherwin

Son

Single

2

1879

Stoke, Staffordshire, England

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