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Household of James Shelly (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 Shelly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shelly, born in 1834 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Shelly, born in 1836 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Maria (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England), James (born 1865 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Clara (born 1873 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Robert (born 1824 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and James's Lodger, Henry (born 1857 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).


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James Shelly's household

Male

James

Shelly

Head
Female

Maria

Shelly

Wife
Female

Maria

Shelly

Daughter
Male

James

Shelly

Son
Female

Ada

Shelly

Daughter
Female

Clara

Shelly

Daughter
Male

Robert

Shelly

Lodger
Male

Henry

Shelly

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Shelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shelly

Head

Married

47

1834

City of London, Middlesex, England

Maria

Shelly

Wife

Married

45

1836

City of London, Middlesex, England

Maria

Shelly

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

James

Shelly

Son

Single

16

1865

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ada

Shelly

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Clara

Shelly

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Robert

Shelly

Lodger

Widower

57

1824

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Henry

Shelly

Lodger

Single

24

1857

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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