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Household of William Skelton (born 1834, Shropshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Skelton and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skelton, born in 1834 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Skelton, born in 1844 in Haswell, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1866 in Durham, England), Mary (born 1870 in Darlington, Durham, England) and William (born 1866 in Tipton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, William (born 1855 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William's Visitor, William (born 1831 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), William's Visitor, Mary A (born 1836 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England) and William's Lodger, Joseph (born 1840 in -).
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William Skelton's household
William
Skelton
Head
Sarah
Skelton
Wife
Joseph
Skelton
Son
Mary
Skelton
Daughter
William
Skelton
Son
William
Bucknall
Lodger
William
Upton
Visitor
Mary A
Upton
Visitor
Joseph
Willington
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Skelton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Skelton | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | |
Sarah | Skelton | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Haswell, Durham, England | |
Joseph | Skelton | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Durham, England | |
Mary | Skelton | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
William | Skelton | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Tipton, Durham, England | |
William | Bucknall | Lodger | Single | 26 | 1855 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England | |
William | Upton | Visitor | Married | 50 | 1831 | Stafford, Staffordshire, England | |
Mary A | Upton | Visitor | Married | 45 | 1836 | Worcester, Worcestershire, England | |
Joseph | Willington | Lodger | Widower | 41 | 1840 | - |
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