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Household of Alfred Selway (born 1844, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Yeovil, Somerset, 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.

Alfred Selway and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Selway, born in 1844 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Henry Selway, born in 1841 in Yeovil, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1869 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Georgina (born 1872 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Anne (born 1874 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Edith (born 1876 in Yeovil, Somerset, England) and Lucy (born 1880 in Yeovil, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Brother, Henry Selway, born in 1841 in Yeovil, Somerset, England.


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Alfred Selway's household

Male

Alfred

Selway

Head
Male

Henry

Selway

Brother
Female

Sarah

Selway

Wife
Female

Alice

Selway

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Selway

Daughter
Female

Anne

Selway

Daughter
Female

Edith

Selway

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Selway

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Selway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Selway

Head

Married

37

1844

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Henry

Selway

Brother

Married

40

1841

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Sarah

Selway

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Alice

Selway

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Georgina

Selway

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Anne

Selway

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Edith

Selway

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Lucy

Selway

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yeovil, Somerset, England

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