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Household of Thomas Shell (born 1849, Monmouthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales
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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 Shell and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shell, born in 1849 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shell, born in 1851 in Penmark, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Thomas E, born 1872 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1808 in Denmark), Thomas's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1846 in Denmark), Thomas's Niece, Mary J (born 1865 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Thomas's Boarder, Peter (born 1844 in Louth, Ireland) and Thomas's Servant, Mary A (born 1861 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
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Thomas Shell's household
Thomas
Shell
Head
Catherine
Shell
Wife
Thomas E
Shell
Son
Mary
Deere
Mother In Law
Ellen
Powell
Sister In Law
Mary J
Powell
Niece
Peter
Munroe
Boarder
Mary A
Rees
Servant
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Shell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Shell | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales | |
Catherine | Shell | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Penmark, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Thomas E | Shell | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Mary | Deere | Mother In Law | Widow | 73 | 1808 | Denmark | |
Ellen | Powell | Sister In Law | Married | 35 | 1846 | Denmark | |
Mary J | Powell | Niece | Single | 16 | 1865 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Peter | Munroe | Boarder | Single | 37 | 1844 | Louth, Ireland | |
Mary A | Rees | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales |
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