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Household of Edwin Selway (born 1844)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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.
Edwin Selway and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Selway, born in 1844 in , consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Alice R Selway, born in 1857 in England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alice N (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ellen E (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Brother, George (born 1861 in England) and Edwin's Servant, Janet (born 1863 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
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Edwin Selway's household
Edwin
Selway
Head
Alice R
Selway
Wife
George
Selway
Brother
William H
Selway
Son
Alice N
Selway
Daughter
Ellen E
Selway
Daughter
Janet
Borthwick
Servant
| First name(s) | Edwin |
| Last name | Selway |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edwin | Selway | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | England | |
Alice R | Selway | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | England | |
George | Selway | Brother | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | England | |
William H | Selway | Son | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alice N | Selway | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ellen E | Selway | Daughter | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Borthwick | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
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