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Household of Joseph Shelton (born 1848, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Shelton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shelton, born in 1848 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emily Shelton, born in 1855 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; John Henry (born 1874 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and Ethel Emily (born 1875 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Hannah Shelton, born in 1816 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Shelton's household

Male

Joseph

Shelton

Head
Female

Emily

Shelton

Wife
Female

Hannah

Shelton

Mother In Law
Male

John Henry

Shelton

Son
Female

Ethel Emily

Shelton

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shelton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shelton

Head

Married

33

1848

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Emily

Shelton

Wife

Married

26

1855

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Shelton

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

John Henry

Shelton

Son

Single

7

1874

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Ethel Emily

Shelton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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