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Household of Erdman G H E Sellentin (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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.

Erdman G H E Sellentin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Erdman G H E Sellentin, born in 1842 in , consisted of 10 members. Erdman G H E was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Sellentin, born in 1846 in England. They had 5 children; Annie E (born 1867 in England), Gertrud A (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Julia H (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen E (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Emslie J M (born 1880 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Erdman G H E's Visitor, Andrew (born 1848 in Durham, England), Erdman G H E's Visitor, Mary J (born 1852 in Durham, England) and Erdman G H E's Servant, Ann Jane (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Erdman G H E Sellentin's household

Male

Erdman G H E

Sellentin

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Sellentin

Wife
Female

Annie E

Sellentin

Daughter
Female

Gertrud A

Sellentin

Daughter
Female

Julia H

Sellentin

Daughter
Female

Helen E

Sellentin

Daughter
Female

Emslie J M

Sellentin

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Watson

Visitor
Female

Mary J

Watson

Visitor
Female

Ann Jane

Clark

Servant
First name(s) Erdman G H E
Last name Sellentin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Germany

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Erdman G H E

Sellentin

Head

Married

39

1842

Germany

Elizabeth A

Sellentin

Wife

Married

35

1846

England

Annie E

Sellentin

Daughter

-

14

1867

England

Gertrud A

Sellentin

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Julia H

Sellentin

Daughter

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen E

Sellentin

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Emslie J M

Sellentin

Daughter

-

1

1880

Durham, England

Andrew

Watson

Visitor

Married

33

1848

Durham, England

Mary J

Watson

Visitor

Married

29

1852

Durham, England

Ann Jane

Clark

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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