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Household of Benjamin Selwyn (born 1825, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newent, Gloucestershire, 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 Selwyn and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Selwyn, born in 1825 in Oxenhall, Gloucestershire, consisted of 4 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ernest Selwyn, born in 1870 in Newent, Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest (born 1870 in Newent, Gloucestershire, England), Frank (born 1872 in Newent, Gloucestershire, England) and Herbert (born 1876 in Newent, Gloucestershire, England).


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Benjamin Selwyn's household

Male

Benjamin

Selwyn

Head
Male

Ernest

Selwyn

Son
Male

Frank

Selwyn

Son
Male

Herbert

Selwyn

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Selwyn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Oxenhall, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Selwyn

Head

Married

56

1825

Oxenhall, Gloucestershire, England

Ernest

Selwyn

Son

Single

11

1870

Newent, Gloucestershire, England

Frank

Selwyn

Son

Single

9

1872

Newent, Gloucestershire, England

Herbert

Selwyn

Son

Single

5

1876

Newent, Gloucestershire, England

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