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Household of William Shelly (born 1857, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Shelly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shelly, born in 1857 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Shelly, born in 1858 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Amy (born 1834 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1841 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William's Lodger, Amy (born 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William Shelly's household

Male

William

Shelly

Head
Female

Mary

Shelly

Wife
Female

Annie

Shelly

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shelly

Daughter
Female

Florence

Shelly

Daughter
Female

Amy

Hodgkiss

Lodger
Male

John

Lane

Lodger
Female

Amy

Lane

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Shelly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shelly

Head

Married

24

1857

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Shelly

Wife

Married

23

1858

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Annie

Shelly

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Shelly

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Florence

Shelly

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Amy

Hodgkiss

Lodger

Widow

47

1834

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

John

Lane

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Amy

Lane

Lodger

Married

33

1848

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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