William John David
Born 1856
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Household of William Shell (born 1842, Gloucestershire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, 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.
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 1842 in Marshfield, Gloucestershire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shell, born in 1850 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1874 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England), Annie (born 1877 in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1880 in St Bride's Minor, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Louisa Rice, born in 1829 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.
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William Shell's household
William
Shell
Head
Mary
Shell
Wife
Jane
Shell
Daughter
Annie
Shell
Daughter
William
Shell
Son
Louisa
Rice
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Shell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Shell | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Marshfield, Gloucestershire, England | |
Mary | Shell | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England | |
Jane | Shell | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England | |
Annie | Shell | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
William | Shell | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | St Bride's Minor, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
Louisa | Rice | Mother In Law | Married | 52 | 1829 | Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England |
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