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Household of William Shell (born 1822, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shell, born in 1822 in Alnwick, Northumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Shell, born in 1827 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1862 in Newton, Durham, England) and Aldrin (born 1853 in Warkworth, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Jane (born 1857 in Northumberland, England) and William's Niece, Margaret Susannah (born 1877 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).


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William Shell's household

Male

William

Shell

Head
Female

Susan

Shell

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Shell

Daughter
Male

Aldrin

Shell

Son
Female

Jane

Shell

Daughter In Law
Female

Margaret Susannah

Hall

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Shell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shell

Head

Married

59

1822

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Susan

Shell

Wife

Married

54

1827

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Mary Ann

Shell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Newton, Durham, England

Aldrin

Shell

Son

Married

28

1853

Warkworth, Northumberland, England

Jane

Shell

Daughter In Law

Married

24

1857

Northumberland, England

Margaret Susannah

Hall

Niece

Single

4

1877

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

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