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Household of Thomas Shelford (born 1851, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guisborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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.

Thomas Shelford and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shelford, born in 1851 in Boston, Lincolnshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Shelford, born in 1855 in -. They had 3 children; Thomas H (born 1875 in Brotton, Yorkshire, England), Joseph S (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and William F (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder Head, Francis Lewig, born in 1830 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.


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Thomas Shelford's household

Male

Thomas

Shelford

Head
Female

Harriet

Shelford

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Shelford

Son
Male

Joseph S

Shelford

Son
Male

Francis

Lewig

Boarder Head
Male

William F

Lewig

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shelford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shelford

Head

Married

30

1851

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Harriet

Shelford

Wife

Married

26

1855

-

Thomas H

Shelford

Son

Married

6

1875

Brotton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph S

Shelford

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

Francis

Lewig

Boarder Head

Married

51

1830

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

William F

Lewig

Son

Single

11

1870

Darlington, Durham, England

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