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Household of Joseph Shelley (born 1844, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Joseph Shelley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shelley, born in 1844 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Lucy Shelley, born in 1844 in Wheaton Aston, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; William C (born 1871 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Mary E (born 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1877 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Lucy (born 1881 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Father Of Wife, Charles Blackburn, born in 1811 in Penkridge, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Shelley's household

Male

Joseph

Shelley

Head
Female

Lucy

Shelley

Wife
Male

William C

Shelley

Son
Female

Mary E

Shelley

Daughter
Male

John

Shelley

Son
Male

Joseph

Shelley

Son
Female

Lucy

Shelley

Daughter
Male

Charles

Blackburn

Father Of Wife
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shelley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shelley

Head

Married

37

1844

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Lucy

Shelley

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wheaton Aston, Shropshire, England

William C

Shelley

Son

Single

10

1871

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Shelley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

John

Shelley

Son

Single

4

1877

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Shelley

Son

Single

2

1879

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Lucy

Shelley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Blackburn

Father Of Wife

Widower

70

1811

Penkridge, Staffordshire, England

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