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Household of George Selby (born 1839, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

George Selby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Selby, born in 1839 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Margaret Selby, born in 1843 in Whitburn, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1868 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John G (born 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Edward (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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George Selby's household

Male

George

Selby

Head
Female

Margaret

Selby

Wife
Male

Joseph

Selby

Son
Male

William

Selby

Son
Female

Hannah

Selby

Daughter
Male

John G

Selby

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Selby

Daughter
Male

Edward

Selby

Son
Male

Thomas

Selby

Son
First name(s) George
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Selby

Head

Married

42

1839

Gloucestershire, England

Margaret

Selby

Wife

Married

38

1843

Whitburn, Durham, England

Joseph

Selby

Son

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Selby

Son

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah

Selby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sunderland, Durham, England

John G

Selby

Son

Single

10

1871

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Selby

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Edward

Selby

Son

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Selby

Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

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