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Household of Patrick Shells (born 1837, Sligo)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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.

Patrick Shells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Patrick Shells, born in 1837 in Sligo, consisted of 8 members. Patrick was the head of the household, married to Bridget Shells, born in 1839 in Sligo, Ireland. They had 6 children; Bridget (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Michael (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1874 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Mary (born 1876 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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Patrick Shells's household

Male

Patrick

Shells

Head
Female

Bridget

Shells

Wife
Female

Bridget

Shells

Daughter
Male

Peter

Shells

Son
Male

Michael

Shells

Son
Female

Annie

Shells

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shells

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Shells

Son
First name(s) Patrick
Last name Shells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sligo, Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Patrick

Shells

Head

Married

44

1837

Sligo, Ireland

Bridget

Shells

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sligo, Ireland

Bridget

Shells

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Shells

Son

Single

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

Shells

Son

Single

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Shells

Daughter

Single

7

1874

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Mary

Shells

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Thomas

Shells

Son

Single

1

1880

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

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