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Household of William Shier (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Shier and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shier, born in 1847 in Otterford, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Shier, born in 1850 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1869 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Nancy (born 1871 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), Emma (born 1874 in Pitminster, Somerset, England), William (born 1877 in Pitminster, Somerset, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Pitminster, Somerset, England).


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William Shier's household

Male

William

Shier

Head
Female

Emma

Shier

Wife
Male

Richard

Shier

Son
Female

Nancy

Shier

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shier

Daughter
Male

William

Shier

Son
Male

Herbert

Shier

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Otterford, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shier

Head

Married

34

1847

Otterford, Somerset, England

Emma

Shier

Wife

Married

31

1850

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Richard

Shier

Son

Single

12

1869

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Nancy

Shier

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Emma

Shier

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pitminster, Somerset, England

William

Shier

Son

Single

4

1877

Pitminster, Somerset, England

Herbert

Shier

Son

Single

1

1880

Pitminster, Somerset, England

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