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Household of William Shelly (born 1851, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 1851 in Stone, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Shelly, born in 1848 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Alfred (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Edwin (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Annie Crawford, born in 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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William Shelly's household

Male

William

Shelly

Head
Female

Emma

Shelly

Wife
Male

William

Shelly

Son
Male

Alfred

Shelly

Son
Male

Edwin

Shelly

Son
Female

Annie

Crawford

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Shelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Stone, 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

30

1851

Stone, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Shelly

Wife

Married

33

1848

Chester, Cheshire, England

William

Shelly

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Shelly

Son

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edwin

Shelly

Son

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie

Crawford

Niece

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

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