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Household of Elizabeth Shelfer (born 1815, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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.

Elizabeth Shelfer and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Shelfer, born in 1815 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 3 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Henry, born 1860 in Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Granson, Henry Priest, born in 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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Elizabeth Shelfer's household

Female

Elizabeth

Shelfer

Head
Male

Henry

Shelfer

Son
Male

Henry

Priest

Granson
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Shelfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Shelfer

Head

Widow

66

1815

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Henry

Shelfer

Son

Single

21

1860

Middlesex, England

Henry

Priest

Granson

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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