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Household of Stephen Shelford (born 1828, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

Stephen Shelford and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Stephen Shelford, born in 1828 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Stephen was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shelford, born in 1833 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 1 grandchild; Annie, born 1875 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Stephen's Niece, Rose (born 1862 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Stephen's Lodger, James (born 1856 in Barnstaple, Devon, England) and Stephen's Lodger, John F (born 1858 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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Stephen Shelford's household

Male

Stephen

Shelford

Head
Female

Eliza

Shelford

Wife
Female

Annie

Cornish

Grand Daughter
Female

Rose

Thitford

Niece
Male

James

Prideaux

Lodger
Male

John F

Lynch

Lodger
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Shelford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Stephen

Shelford

Head

Married

53

1828

Taunton, Somerset, England

Eliza

Shelford

Wife

Married

48

1833

Plymouth, Devon, England

Annie

Cornish

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Rose

Thitford

Niece

Single

19

1862

Taunton, Somerset, England

James

Prideaux

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Barnstaple, Devon, England

John F

Lynch

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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