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Household of James Shelvey (born 1832, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Shelvey and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shelvey, born in 1832 in Eastry, Kent, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Shelvey, born in 1841 in Tilmanstone, Kent, England. They had 9 children; William (born 1855 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Charlotte (born 1860 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Minnie (born 1868 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), James (born 1871 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Ada (born 1874 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Ruth (born 1875 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Ethel (born 1878 in Broadstairs, Kent, England), Frank (born 1879 in Broadstairs, Kent, England) and Gertrude (born 1881 in Broadstairs, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Assistant, Eliza Fale, born in 1859 in Elham, Kent, England.


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James Shelvey's household

Male

James

Shelvey

Head
Female

Jane

Shelvey

Wife
Male

William

Shelvey

Son
Female

Charlotte

Shelvey

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Shelvey

Daughter
Male

James

Shelvey

Son
Female

Ada

Shelvey

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Shelvey

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Shelvey

Daughter
Male

Frank

Shelvey

Son
Female

Gertrude

Shelvey

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Fale

Assistant
First name(s) James
Last name Shelvey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Eastry, Kent, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shelvey

Head

Married

49

1832

Eastry, Kent, England

Jane

Shelvey

Wife

Married

40

1841

Tilmanstone, Kent, England

William

Shelvey

Son

Single

26

1855

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Charlotte

Shelvey

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Minnie

Shelvey

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Broadstairs, Kent, England

James

Shelvey

Son

Single

10

1871

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Ada

Shelvey

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Ruth

Shelvey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Ethel

Shelvey

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Frank

Shelvey

Son

Single

2

1879

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Gertrude

Shelvey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Broadstairs, Kent, England

Eliza

Fale

Assistant

Single

22

1859

Elham, Kent, England

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