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Household of William Shores (born 1841, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 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 Shores and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shores, born in 1841 in Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Shoers (Shores), born in 1837 in Scotton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1862 in Kelfield, Lincolnshire, England) and William (born 1874 in Heckdyke, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1810 in Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England), William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Gunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England), William's Servant, F?ces (born 1866 in West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire, England), William's Relative, James Messel (born 1860 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Selina (born 1865 in Bratoft, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Shores's household

Male

William

Shores

Head
Female

Caroline

Shoers (Shores)

Wife
Male

Joseph

Shoers (Shores)

Son
Male

William

Shoers (Shores)

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shoers (Shores)

Mother
Male

William

Maw

Servant
Male

F?ces

Redfern

Servant
Male

James Messel

Robinson

Relative
Female

Selina

Carrott

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shores
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shores

Head

Married

40

1841

Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England

Caroline

Shoers (Shores)

Wife

Married

44

1837

Scotton, Lincolnshire, England

Joseph

Shoers (Shores)

Son

Single

19

1862

Kelfield, Lincolnshire, England

William

Shoers (Shores)

Son

Single

7

1874

Heckdyke, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Shoers (Shores)

Mother

Widow

71

1810

Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England

William

Maw

Servant

Single

19

1862

Gunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

F?ces

Redfern

Servant

Single

15

1866

West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire, England

James Messel

Robinson

Relative

Single

21

1860

York, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Carrott

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bratoft, Lincolnshire, England

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