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Household of Benjamin Selby (born 1849, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Benjamin Selby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Selby, born in 1849 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Selby, born in 1827 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1854 in Greenwich, Kent, England), William (born 1859 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Mary (born 1878 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Boarder, William Bone, born in 1847 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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Benjamin Selby's household

Male

Benjamin

Selby

Head
Female

Margaret

Selby

Wife
Male

Joseph

Selby

Son
Male

William

Selby

Son
Male

William

Bone

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Selby

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Selby

Wife
Female

Mary

Selby

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Selby

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Selby

Head

Married

50

1831

Greenwich, Kent, England

Margaret

Selby

Wife

Married

54

1827

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Joseph

Selby

Son

Single

27

1854

Greenwich, Kent, England

William

Selby

Son

Single

22

1859

Greenwich, Kent, England

William

Bone

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Greenwich, Kent, England

Benjamin

Selby

Head

Married

32

1849

Greenwich, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Selby

Wife

Married

33

1848

Deptford, Kent, England

Mary

Selby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ellen

Selby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Greenwich, Kent, England

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