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Household of David P Sellar (born 1834, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

David P Sellar and 18 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David P Sellar, born in 1834 in Sutherland, consisted of 19 members. David P was the head of the household, married to Mary Van Horn Sellar, born in 1833 in United States. They had 5 children; Mary Van Horn (born 1866 in United States), Leonide A (born 1870 in United States), Constance D (born 1872 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Norris (born 1873 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and George M (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David P's Servant, John (born 1828 in Berwickshire, Scotland), David P's Servant, Henry (born 1854 in West Tytherley, Hampshire, England), David P's Servant, Thomas (born 1858 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England), David P's Servant, Ada (born 1858 in Islington, Middlesex, England), David P's Servant, Mary (born 1850 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David P's Servant, Emma (born 1856 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), David P's Servant, Lydia (born 1858 in Tortworth, Gloucestershire, England), David P's Servant, Emma (born 1844 in Chingford, Essex, England), David P's Servant, Helen (born 1856 in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England), David P's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Essex, England), David P's Servant, Harriet (born 1861 in Warwickshire, England) and David P's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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David P Sellar's household

Male

David P

Sellar

Head
Female

Mary Van Horn

Sellar

Wife
Female

Mary Van Horn

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Leonide A

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Constance D

Sellar

Daughter
Male

Norris

Sellar

Son
Male

George M

Sellar

Son
Male

John

Cairns

Servant
Male

Henry

Pagnell

Servant
Male

Thomas

Figg

Servant
Female

Ada

Penyman

Servant
Female

Mary

Reside

Servant
Female

Emma

Boram

Servant
Female

Lydia

Sibley

Servant
Female

Emma

Henley

Servant
Female

Helen

Soffe

Servant
Female

Sarah

Stedman

Servant
Female

Harriet

Car

Servant
Female

Sarah

Phillips

Servant
First name(s) David P
Last name Sellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (19 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David P

Sellar

Head

Married

47

1834

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary Van Horn

Sellar

Wife

Married

48

1833

United States

Mary Van Horn

Sellar

Daughter

Single

15

1866

United States

Leonide A

Sellar

Daughter

Single

11

1870

United States

Constance D

Sellar

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Norris

Sellar

Son

Single

8

1873

Kensington, Middlesex, England

George M

Sellar

Son

Single

5

1876

Kensington, Middlesex, England

John

Cairns

Servant

Single

53

1828

Berwickshire, Scotland

Henry

Pagnell

Servant

Single

27

1854

West Tytherley, Hampshire, England

Thomas

Figg

Servant

Single

23

1858

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

Ada

Penyman

Servant

Single

23

1858

Islington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Reside

Servant

Single

31

1850

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Emma

Boram

Servant

Single

25

1856

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Lydia

Sibley

Servant

Single

23

1858

Tortworth, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Henley

Servant

Single

37

1844

Chingford, Essex, England

Helen

Soffe

Servant

Single

25

1856

Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Stedman

Servant

Single

22

1859

Essex, England

Harriet

Car

Servant

Single

20

1861

Warwickshire, England

Sarah

Phillips

Servant

Single

19

1862

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

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