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Household of Benjamin Selly (born 1822, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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.

Benjamin Selly and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Selly, born in 1822 in Buckie, Banffshire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Selly, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Grandson, John Clarkson, born in 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Benjamin Selly's household

Male

Benjamin

Selly

Head
Female

Mary

Selly

Wife
Female

Annie

Selly

Daughter
Male

John

Clarkson

Grandson
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Selly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Selly

Head

Married

59

1822

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Selly

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Selly

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Clarkson

Grandson

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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