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Household of William Shelton (born 1845, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, 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 Shelton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shelton, born in 1845 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Shelton, born in 1846 in East Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1866 in East Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England) and Frank (born 1878 in Bottesford, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Widow Grand Mother, Mary (born 1817 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Sevt, Henry (born 1858 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Sevt, Jesse (born 1863 in West Halton, Lincolnshire, England), William's Sevt, George (born 1865 in West Halton, Lincolnshire, England), William's Sevt, William (born 1864 in West Halton, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Sevt, Mary Jane (born 1867 in East Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Shelton's household

Male

William

Shelton

Head
Female

Jane

Shelton

Wife
Male

William

Shelton

Son
Male

Frank

Shelton

Son
Female

Mary

Shelton

Widow Grand Mother
Male

Henry

Cooling

Sevt
Male

Jesse

Batson

Sevt
Male

George

Guelder

Sevt
Male

William

Guelder

Sevt
Female

Mary Jane

Brown

Sevt
First name(s) William
Last name Shelton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shelton

Head

Married

36

1845

Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Shelton

Wife

Married

35

1846

East Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England

William

Shelton

Son

Single

15

1866

East Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England

Frank

Shelton

Son

Single

3

1878

Bottesford, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Shelton

Widow Grand Mother

Single

64

1817

Lincolnshire, England

Henry

Cooling

Sevt

Single

23

1858

Lincolnshire, England

Jesse

Batson

Sevt

Single

18

1863

West Halton, Lincolnshire, England

George

Guelder

Sevt

Single

16

1865

West Halton, Lincolnshire, England

William

Guelder

Sevt

Single

17

1864

West Halton, Lincolnshire, England

Mary Jane

Brown

Sevt

Single

14

1867

East Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England

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