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Household of James Shelton (born 1831, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Shelton and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shelton, born in 1831 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Philis Shelton, born in 1833 in Hyde, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1858 in Hyde, Cheshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Philis, born 1881 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son In Law, George (born 1856 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1818 in Norwich, Cheshire, England) and James's Boarder, Wright (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
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James Shelton's household
James
Shelton
Head
Philis
Shelton
Wife
Mary
Johnstone
Daughter
George
Johnstone
Son In Law
Philis
Johnstone
Grand Daughter
John
Bredbury
Boarder
Wright
Hurst
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Shelton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Shelton | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Philis | Shelton | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Hyde, Cheshire, England | |
Mary | Johnstone | Daughter | Married | 23 | 1858 | Hyde, Cheshire, England | |
George | Johnstone | Son In Law | Married | 25 | 1856 | Stalybridge, Cheshire, England | |
Philis | Johnstone | Grand Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Audenshaw, Lancashire, England | |
John | Bredbury | Boarder | Single | 63 | 1818 | Norwich, Cheshire, England | |
Wright | Hurst | Boarder | Single | 13 | 1868 | Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
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