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Household of John Davis Sherston (born 1830, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, 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.

John Davis Sherston and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davis Sherston, born in 1830 in Somerset, consisted of 12 members. John Davis was the head of the household, married to Mabel Sherston, born in 1861 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 children; Mabel (born 1861 in Gloucestershire, England) and Thomas Peter Davis (born 1875 in Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Davis's Visitor, Florence (born 1859 in Worcestershire, England), John Davis's Visitor, Winifred (born 1862 in Worcestershire, England), John Davis's Visitor, Henry Bacon Fecfor (born 1820 in Dover, Kent, England), John Davis's Servant, Emily Maria (born 1856 in Chilcompton, Somerset, England), John Davis's Servant, Sophia (born 1866 in Evercreech, Somerset, England), John Davis's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1855 in Beaminster, Dorset, England), John Davis's Servant, Clara Ann (born 1865 in Evercreech, Somerset, England), John Davis's Servant, Anna Maria (born 1860 in Somerset, England) and John Davis's Servant, William (born 1837 in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England).


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John Davis Sherston's household

Male

John Davis

Sherston

Head
Female

Mabel

Sherston

Daughter
Male

Thomas Peter Davis

Sherston

Son
Female

Florence

Norbury

Visitor
Female

Winifred

Norbury

Visitor
Male

Henry Bacon Fecfor

Dickinson

Visitor
Female

Emily Maria

Robbins

Servant
Female

Sophia

Corry

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Pomeroy

Servant
Female

Clara Ann

Reakes

Servant
Female

Anna Maria

Bryne

Servant
Male

William

Barnes

Servant
First name(s) John Davis
Last name Sherston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Davis

Sherston

Head

Married

51

1830

Somerset, England

Mabel

Sherston

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Gloucestershire, England

Thomas Peter Davis

Sherston

Son

Single

6

1875

Dorset, England

Florence

Norbury

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Worcestershire, England

Winifred

Norbury

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Worcestershire, England

Henry Bacon Fecfor

Dickinson

Visitor

Married

61

1820

Dover, Kent, England

Emily Maria

Robbins

Servant

Single

25

1856

Chilcompton, Somerset, England

Sophia

Corry

Servant

Single

15

1866

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Pomeroy

Servant

Single

26

1855

Beaminster, Dorset, England

Clara Ann

Reakes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Anna Maria

Bryne

Servant

Single

21

1860

Somerset, England

William

Barnes

Servant

Single

44

1837

Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England

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