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Household of Mary Shell (born 1816, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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.

Mary Shell and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mary Shell, born in 1816 in Kent, consisted of 3 members. Mary was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Rhoda, born 1857 in Bexley Heath, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Mary's Servant, Salome Ackland, born in 1863 in Devon, England.


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Mary Shell's household

Female

Mary

Shell

Head
Female

Rhoda

Shell

Daughter
Female

Salome

Ackland

Servant
First name(s) Mary
Last name Shell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mary

Shell

Head

Widow

65

1816

Kent, England

Rhoda

Shell

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bexley Heath, Kent, England

Salome

Ackland

Servant

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

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