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Household of Samuel Shilston (born 1845, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Shilston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Shilston, born in 1845 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Frances J Shilston, born in 1846 in Dartmouth, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Frances M (born 1875 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Edith J (born 1876 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Samuel H (born 1879 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Emma S (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Servant, Caroline (born 1861 in Torquay, Devon, England), Samuel's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in West Indies) and Samuel's Servant, Caroline A (born 1862 in Shebbear, Devon, England).


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Samuel Shilston's household

Male

Samuel

Shilston

Head
Female

Frances J

Shilston

Wife
Female

Frances M

Shilston

Daughter
Female

Edith J

Shilston

Daughter
Male

Samuel H

Shilston

Son
Female

Emma S

Shilston

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Bath

Servant
Female

Mary

Newcomb

Servant
Female

Caroline A

Bale

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Shilston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Shilston

Head

Married

36

1845

Plymouth, Devon, England

Frances J

Shilston

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Frances M

Shilston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edith J

Shilston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plymouth, Devon, England

Samuel H

Shilston

Son

Single

2

1879

Plymouth, Devon, England

Emma S

Shilston

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

Caroline

Bath

Servant

Single

20

1861

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary

Newcomb

Servant

Single

17

1864

West Indies

Caroline A

Bale

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shebbear, Devon, England

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