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Household of William Shilson (born 1824, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banbury, Oxfordshire, 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 Shilson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shilson, born in 1824 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 8 children; Betsey (born 1849 in Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England), Fanny (born 1855 in Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England), William J (born 1857 in Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England), Charles J (born 1859 in Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England), Ada G (born 1861 in Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England), Samuel J (born 1862 in Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England), Florence (born 1863 in Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1867 in Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Lydia J (born 1863 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England) and William's Servant, Fanny (born 1862 in Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England).


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William Shilson's household

Male

William

Shilson

Head
Female

Betsey

Shilson

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Shilson

Daughter
Male

William J

Shilson

Son
Male

Charles J

Shilson

Son
Female

Ada G

Shilson

Daughter
Male

Samuel J

Shilson

Son
Female

Florence

Shilson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Shilson

Daughter
Female

Lydia J

Hemmings

Servant
Female

Fanny

Reed

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Shilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shilson

Head

Widower

57

1824

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Betsey

Shilson

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England

Fanny

Shilson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England

William J

Shilson

Son

Single

24

1857

Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England

Charles J

Shilson

Son

Single

22

1859

Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England

Ada G

Shilson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England

Samuel J

Shilson

Son

Single

19

1862

Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England

Florence

Shilson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England

Gertrude

Shilson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Neithrop, Oxfordshire, England

Lydia J

Hemmings

Servant

Single

18

1863

Deddington, Oxfordshire, England

Fanny

Reed

Servant

Single

19

1862

Hanwell, Oxfordshire, England

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