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Household of John Shellabear (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, 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.

John Shellabear and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shellabear, born in 1849 in Devon, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Shellabear, born in 1849 in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1869 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Louisa (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), Lucy (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ada (born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Mill (born 1853 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas Arthur (born 1857 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), John's Lodger, Charles Ernest (born 1853 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England), John's Lodgers Wife, Pattie (born 1858 in Devon, England) and John's Lodger, Kate (born 1856 in -).


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John Shellabear's household

Male

John

Shellabear

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Shellabear

Wife
Female

Ellen

Shellabear

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Shellabear

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Shellabear

Daughter
Male

George

Shellabear

Son
Female

Ada

Smith

Servant
Male

Mill

Stephenson

Lodger
Male

Thomas Arthur

Wallis

Lodger
Male

Charles Ernest

Russell

Lodger
Female

Pattie

Russell

Lodgers Wife
Female

Kate

Percy

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Shellabear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shellabear

Head

Married

32

1849

Devon, England

Mary Jane

Shellabear

Wife

Married

32

1849

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Ellen

Shellabear

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Louisa

Shellabear

Daughter

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Shellabear

Daughter

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

George

Shellabear

Son

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Ada

Smith

Servant

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Mill

Stephenson

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Arthur

Wallis

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Charles Ernest

Russell

Lodger

Married

28

1853

Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

Pattie

Russell

Lodgers Wife

Married

23

1858

Devon, England

Kate

Percy

Lodger

Married

25

1856

-

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