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Household of John Shell (born 1854, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shell, born in 1854 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bessie Shell, born in 1853 in Canada. They had 1 child; Alfred, born 1880 in Kentish Town, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Eliza F (born 1822 in Shenfield, Essex, England) and John's Lodger, Harriet E (born 1835 in Deptford, Kent, England).
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John Shell's household
John
Shell
Head
Bessie
Shell
Wife
Alfred
Shell
Son
Eliza F
Norman
Mother In Law
Harriet E
Durham
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Shell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 27 |
| Birth year | 1854 |
| Birth place | Bath, Somerset, England |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Shell | Head | Married | 27 | 1854 | Bath, Somerset, England | |
Bessie | Shell | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Canada | |
Alfred | Shell | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Kentish Town, Middlesex, England | |
Eliza F | Norman | Mother In Law | Married | 59 | 1822 | Shenfield, Essex, England | |
Harriet E | Durham | Lodger | Single | 46 | 1835 | Deptford, Kent, England |
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