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Household of Samuel Shelford (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Samuel Shelford and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shelford, born in 1849 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary Shelford, born in 1850 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James Wm (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Shelford's household

Male

Samuel

Shelford

Head
Female

Mary

Shelford

Wife
Male

James Wm

Shelford

Son
Male

Samuel

Shelford

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shelford

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shelford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shelford

Head

Married

32

1849

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Shelford

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James Wm

Shelford

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Shelford

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shelford

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

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