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Household of William Shenvey (born 1846, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, 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 Shenvey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shenvey, born in 1846 in Draycott, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Shenvey, born in 1847 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary Ann (born 1880 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1862 in United States), William's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in France) and William's Servant, Tabitha (born 1867 in -).


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William Shenvey's household

Male

William

Shenvey

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Shenvey

Wife
Male

William

Shenvey

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shenvey

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Shenvey

Daughter
Male

William

Weskey

Servant
Female

Mary

Lewis

Servant
Female

Tabitha

Hopkins

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shenvey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Draycott, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shenvey

Head

Married

35

1846

Draycott, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Shenvey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

William

Shenvey

Son

Single

4

1877

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Shenvey

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ann

Shenvey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Weskey

Servant

Single

19

1862

United States

Mary

Lewis

Servant

Single

25

1856

France

Tabitha

Hopkins

Servant

Single

14

1867

-

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