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Household of Thomas Shelmerdine (born 1833, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Shelmerdine and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shelmerdine, born in 1833 in Cheadle, Cheshire, consisted of 15 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shelmerdine, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Fanny (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mark (born 1841 in Cradley, Worcestershire, England), Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1843 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1840 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1856 in Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger Head, William J (born 1838 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland).


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Thomas Shelmerdine's household

Male

Thomas

Shelmerdine

Head
Female

Margaret

Shelmerdine

Wife
Female

Fanny

Shelmerdine

Daughter
Male

Charles

Shelmerdine

Son
Male

John

Shelmerdine

Son
Male

William

Shelmerdine

Son
Male

Thomas

Shelmerdine

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shelmerdine

Daughter
Male

Mark

Omar

Boarder
Male

James

Mather

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Barton

Boarder
Male

James

Dawson

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife
Male

William J

Gally

Lodger Head
Female

Margaret

Gally

Wife
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shelmerdine
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Cheadle, Cheshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shelmerdine

Head

Married

48

1833

Cheadle, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Shelmerdine

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Shelmerdine

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Shelmerdine

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Shelmerdine

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Shelmerdine

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Shelmerdine

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Shelmerdine

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mark

Omar

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Cradley, Worcestershire, England

James

Mather

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Barton

Boarder

Single

41

1840

Warrington, Lancashire, England

James

Dawson

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Dawson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Lymm, Cheshire, England

William J

Gally

Lodger Head

Married

43

1838

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

Margaret

Gally

Wife

Married

34

1847

Waterford, Waterford, Ireland

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