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Household of Henry John Selway (born 1855, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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.

Henry John Selway and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry John Selway, born in 1855 in Oakhill, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Henry John was the head of the household, married to Emma Selway, born in 1857 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry John's Child, Ethel Mary (born 1879 in Dorchester, Dorset, England) and Henry John's Servant, Elizabeth H (born 1868 in Dorchester, Dorset, England).


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Henry John Selway's household

Male

Henry John

Selway

Head
Female

Emma

Selway

Wife
Female

Ethel Mary

Selway

Child
Female

Elizabeth H

Davis

Servant
First name(s) Henry John
Last name Selway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Oakhill, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry John

Selway

Head

Married

26

1855

Oakhill, Somerset, England

Emma

Selway

Wife

Married

24

1857

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Ethel Mary

Selway

Child

Single

2

1879

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Elizabeth H

Davis

Servant

Single

13

1868

Dorchester, Dorset, England

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