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Household of Edward Shilson (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Edward Shilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Shilson, born in 1838 in Tavistock, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shilson, born in 1844 in Tavistock, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Ernest (born 1868 in Tavistock, Devon, England), William H (born 1869 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Devon, England), Edward (born 1878 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and Amy (born 1880 in Christchurch, Surrey, England).


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Edward Shilson's household

Male

Edward

Shilson

Head
Female

Ellen

Shilson

Wife
Male

Ernest

Shilson

Son
Male

William H

Shilson

Son
Female

Ellen

Shilson

Daughter
Male

Edward

Shilson

Son
Female

Amy

Shilson

Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Shilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tavistock, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Shilson

Head

Married

43

1838

Tavistock, Devon, England

Ellen

Shilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tavistock, Devon, England

Ernest

Shilson

Son

Single

13

1868

Tavistock, Devon, England

William H

Shilson

Son

Single

12

1869

Tavistock, Devon, England

Ellen

Shilson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Edward

Shilson

Son

Single

3

1878

Brixton, Surrey, England

Amy

Shilson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Christchurch, Surrey, England

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