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Household of William Shelly (born 1829, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Shelly and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shelly, born in 1829 in Princes End, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Shelly, born in 1830 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1857 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England), Rachel (born 1859 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England) and Ann (born 1859 in Bloomfield, Staffordshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Samuel, born 1880 in Princes End, Staffordshire, England.


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William Shelly's household

Male

William

Shelly

Head
Female

Rebecca

Shelly

Wife
Male

William

Shelly

Son
Female

Rachel

Shelly

Daughter
Female

Ann

Shelly

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Shelly

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Shelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Princes End, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shelly

Head

Married

52

1829

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

Rebecca

Shelly

Wife

Married

51

1830

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William

Shelly

Son

Single

24

1857

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

Rachel

Shelly

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Shelly

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bloomfield, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Shelly

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Princes End, Staffordshire, England

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