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Household of Cecil John Selkirk (born 1850, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Cecil John Selkirk and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cecil John Selkirk, born in 1850 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Cecil John was the head of the household, married to Gertrude Emilie Selkirk, born in 1855 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Emilie Clara (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Frederick Cecil (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude Ellen (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Cecil John's Servant, Esther (born 1856 in Shropshire, England) and Cecil John's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Cecil John Selkirk's household

Male

Cecil John

Selkirk

Head
Female

Gertrude Emilie

Selkirk

Wife
Female

Emilie Clara

Selkirk

Daughter
Male

Frederick Cecil

Selkirk

Son
Female

Gertrude Ellen

Selkirk

Daughter
Female

Esther

Pritchard

Servant
Female

Sarah Jane

Hoyle

Servant
First name(s) Cecil John
Last name Selkirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cecil John

Selkirk

Head

Married

31

1850

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Gertrude Emilie

Selkirk

Wife

Married

26

1855

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Emilie Clara

Selkirk

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Frederick Cecil

Selkirk

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Gertrude Ellen

Selkirk

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Esther

Pritchard

Servant

Single

25

1856

Shropshire, England

Sarah Jane

Hoyle

Servant

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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