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Household of Alexander Sellar (born 1851, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auldearn, Nairn, Scotland

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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.

Alexander Sellar and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sellar, born in 1851 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Sellar, born in 1858 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1878 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jane Robertson, born in 1865 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Sellar's household

Male

Alexander

Sellar

Head
Female

Christina

Sellar

Wife
Female

Eliza

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Sellar

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Sellar

Son
Female

Jane

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sellar

Head

Married

30

1851

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Sellar

Wife

Married

23

1858

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Eliza

Sellar

Daughter

-

3

1878

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sellar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sellar

Son

-

1

1880

Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Jane

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

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