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Household of Samuel Shilson (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, 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.

Samuel Shilson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shilson, born in 1839 in Devonport, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Esther Shilson, born in 1844 in Hayle, Cornwall, England. They had 5 children; Esther (born 1869 in Devonport, Devon, England), Mary (born 1871 in Devonport, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1876 in Devonport, Devon, England), Ada (born 1878 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Mabel (born 1881 in Devonport, Devon, England).


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Samuel Shilson's household

Male

Samuel

Shilson

Head
Female

Esther

Shilson

Wife
Female

Esther

Shilson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shilson

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Shilson

Son
Female

Ada

Shilson

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Shilson

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Devonport, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shilson

Head

Married

42

1839

Devonport, Devon, England

Esther

Shilson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Hayle, Cornwall, England

Esther

Shilson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Devonport, Devon, England

Mary

Shilson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Devonport, Devon, England

Ernest

Shilson

Son

Single

5

1876

Devonport, Devon, England

Ada

Shilson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Devonport, Devon, England

Mabel

Shilson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Devonport, Devon, England

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