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Household of William Shell (born 1850, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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.
William Shell and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shell, born in 1850 in Hawick, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Shell, born in 1851 in Sherburn Hill, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Martha A (born 1877 in Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England), Rachel (born 1878 in Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England) and Lionel (born 1881 in Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nurse, Sarah (born 1799 in Jarrow, Northumberland, England), William's Visitor, William (born 1829 in Durham, England), William's Visitor, Jane (born 1832 in Durham, England) and William's Visitor, Jane (born 1869 in Low Moorsley, Durham, England).
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William Shell's household
William
Shell
Head
Isabella
Shell
Wife
Martha A
Shell
Daughter
Rachel
Shell
Daughter
Lionel
Shell
Son
Sarah
Hurd
Nurse
William
Cairns
Visitor
Jane
Cairns
Visitor
Jane
Cairns
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Hawick, Northumberland, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shell | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Hawick, Northumberland, England | |
Isabella | Shell | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Sherburn Hill, Durham, England | |
Martha A | Shell | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England | |
Rachel | Shell | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England | |
Lionel | Shell | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Sunderland Bridge, Durham, England | |
Sarah | Hurd | Nurse | Widow | 82 | 1799 | Jarrow, Northumberland, England | |
William | Cairns | Visitor | Married | 52 | 1829 | Durham, England | |
Jane | Cairns | Visitor | Married | 49 | 1832 | Durham, England | |
Jane | Cairns | Visitor | Single | 12 | 1869 | Low Moorsley, Durham, England |
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