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Household of Richard Sheard (born 1846, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, 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.

Richard Sheard and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Sheard, born in 1846 in Marston, Bedfordshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Harriet Sheard, born in 1840 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. They had 1 child; Alice Elizath, born 1872 in Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Mother In Law, Emma (born 1815 in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England) and Richard's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire, England).


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Richard Sheard's household

Male

Richard

Sheard

Head
Female

Harriet

Sheard

Wife
Female

Alice Elizath

Sheard

Daughter
Female

Emma

Smith

Mother In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Whittington

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Sheard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Marston, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Sheard

Head

Married

35

1846

Marston, Bedfordshire, England

Harriet

Sheard

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Alice Elizath

Sheard

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire, England

Emma

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Elstow, Bedfordshire, England

Mary Ann

Whittington

Servant

Single

19

1862

Pulloxhill, Bedfordshire, England

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