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Household of Leonard R Shelford (born 1837, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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.

Leonard R Shelford and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Leonard R Shelford, born in 1837 in Preston, Suffolk, consisted of 7 members. Leonard R was the head of the household, married to Flora A Shelford, born in 1839 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Leonard Mc N, born 1872 in Clapton, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Leonard R's Ward, Rosalie O (born 1868 in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales), Leonard R's Servant, Annie (born 1856 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Leonard R's Servant, Mary A (born 1854 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England) and Leonard R's Servant, Maria C (born 1863 in Southwark, Surrey, England).


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Leonard R Shelford's household

Male

Leonard R

Shelford

Head
Female

Flora A

Shelford

Wife
Male

Leonard Mc N

Shelford

Son
Female

Rosalie O

Pearse

Ward
Female

Annie

Wood

Servant
Female

Mary A

Abell

Servant
Female

Maria C

Hibbert

Servant
First name(s) Leonard R
Last name Shelford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Preston, Suffolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Leonard R

Shelford

Head

Married

44

1837

Preston, Suffolk, England

Flora A

Shelford

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sunderland, Durham, England

Leonard Mc N

Shelford

Son

Single

9

1872

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Rosalie O

Pearse

Ward

Single

13

1868

Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales

Annie

Wood

Servant

Single

25

1856

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Abell

Servant

Single

27

1854

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Maria C

Hibbert

Servant

Single

18

1863

Southwark, Surrey, England

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