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Household of John Shell (born 1834, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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.

John Shell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shell, born in 1834 in Lee, Essex, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to M A Shell, born in 1834 in Deptford, Kent, England. They had 8 children; Elijah (born 1864 in Penge, Surrey, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Deptford, Kent, England), R M (born 1868 in Woodside, Surrey, England), James (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), John A (born 1873 in Deptford, Kent, England), Mary M (born 1860 in Deptford, Kent, England), Harry (born 1877 in Deptford, Kent, England) and W Geo (born 1879 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Mary Ann Saint, born in 1864 in Dalston.


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John Shell's household

Male

John

Shell

Head
Female

M A

Shell

Wife
Male

Elijah

Shell

Son
Male

Thomas

Shell

Son
Female

R M

Shell

Daughter
Male

James

Shell

Son
Male

John A

Shell

Son
Female

Mary M

Shell

Daughter
Male

Harry

Shell

Son
Male

W Geo

Shell

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Saint

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Shell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lee, Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shell

Head

Married

47

1834

Lee, Essex, England

M A

Shell

Wife

Married

47

1834

Deptford, Kent, England

Elijah

Shell

Son

Single

17

1864

Penge, Surrey, England

Thomas

Shell

Son

Single

15

1866

Deptford, Kent, England

R M

Shell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Woodside, Surrey, England

James

Shell

Son

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

John A

Shell

Son

Single

8

1873

Deptford, Kent, England

Mary M

Shell

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Deptford, Kent, England

Harry

Shell

Son

Single

4

1877

Deptford, Kent, England

W Geo

Shell

Son

Single

2

1879

Deptford, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Saint

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Dalston

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