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Household of James Shell (born 1826, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

James Shell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shell, born in 1826 in Kent, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Debra Shell, born in 1832 in Brenchley, Kent, England. They had 3 children; David (born 1862 in Sheerness, Kent, England), S A D (born 1865 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and F S (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, T L (born 1831 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) and James's Visitor, Martha (born 1859 in Dover, Kent, England).


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James Shell's household

Male

James

Shell

Head
Female

Debra

Shell

Wife
Male

David

Shell

Son
Female

S A D

Shell

Daughter
Male

F S

Shell

Son
Male

T L

Hayward

Boarder
Female

Martha

Moate

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Shell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shell

Head

Married

55

1826

Kent, England

Debra

Shell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Brenchley, Kent, England

David

Shell

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheerness, Kent, England

S A D

Shell

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Poplar, Middlesex, England

F S

Shell

Son

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

T L

Hayward

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Martha

Moate

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Dover, Kent, England

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