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Household of Benjamin Sellers (born 1826, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 Sellers and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Sellers, born in 1826 in Bromley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Sellers, born in 1829 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Alexander Henry Morehead (born 1863 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1870 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Step Daughter, Martha (born 1851 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin's Boarder, Ellen (born 1853 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
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Benjamin Sellers's household
Benjamin
Sellers
Head
Mary
Sellers
Wife
Martha
Morehead
Step Daughter
Ellen
Watson
Boarder
Alexander Henry Morehead
Sellers
Son
Benjamin
Sellers
Son
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Sellers |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Bromley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Sellers | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Bromley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Sellers | Wife | Married | 52 | 1829 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Martha | Morehead | Step Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Hindley, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Watson | Boarder | Married | 28 | 1853 | Bedford, Lancashire, England | |
Alexander Henry Morehead | Sellers | Son | Single | 18 | 1863 | Bedford, Lancashire, England | |
Benjamin | Sellers | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Bedford, Lancashire, England |
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