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Household of Thomas Shelper (born 1825, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keynsham, Gloucestershire, 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.

Thomas Shelper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shelper, born in 1825 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shelper, born in 1824 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Charlotte A (born 1865 in Cardiff, Gloucestershire, England) and Florence M (born 1867 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Ellen E (born 1842 in Bath, Somerset, England), Thomas's Grand Nephew, John E L (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Harriet D (born 1826 in Bristol).


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Thomas Shelper's household

Male

Thomas

Shelper

Head
Female

Ellen

Shelper

Wife
Female

Charlotte A

Shelper

Grand Daughter
Female

Florence M

Shelper

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen E

Williams

Niece
Male

John E L

Williams

Grand Nephew
Female

Harriet D

Hodges

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shelper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shelper

Head

Married

56

1825

Gloucestershire, England

Ellen

Shelper

Wife

Married

57

1824

Clifton, Gloucestershire, England

Charlotte A

Shelper

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cardiff, Gloucestershire, England

Florence M

Shelper

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen E

Williams

Niece

Married

39

1842

Bath, Somerset, England

John E L

Williams

Grand Nephew

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

Harriet D

Hodges

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Bristol

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