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Household of William Shelton (born 1850, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 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 Shelton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shelton, born in 1850 in Derbyshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lucy Shelton, born in 1851 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Herbert, born 1870 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Head, John Preston, born in 1816 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England.


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William Shelton's household

Male

William

Shelton

Head
Female

Lucy

Shelton

Wife
Male

Herbert

Shelton

Son
Male

John

Preston

Boarder Head
Female

Ann

Preston

Wife
First name(s) William
Last name Shelton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shelton

Head

Married

31

1850

Derbyshire, England

Lucy

Shelton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Herbert

Shelton

Son

Single

11

1870

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Preston

Boarder Head

Married

65

1816

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Ann

Preston

Wife

Married

60

1821

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

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