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Household of Henry Selmes (born 1820, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Battle, Sussex, 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 Selmes and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Selmes, born in 1820 in Mountfield, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Lucy Selmes, born in 1837 in Ewhurst, Sussex, England. They had 10 children; Henry (born 1851 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Samuel (born 1861 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Ester (born 1866 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), William (born 1868 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Minnie (born 1870 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Fred (born 1872 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Edith (born 1874 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Carline (born 1876 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Charles (born 1877 in Mountfield, Sussex, England) and James (born 1880 in Mountfield, Sussex, England).


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Henry Selmes's household

Male

Henry

Selmes

Head
Female

Lucy

Selmes

Wife
Male

Henry

Selmes

Son
Male

Samuel

Selmes

Son
Female

Ester

Selmes

Daughter
Male

William

Selmes

Son
Female

Minnie

Selmes

Daughter
Male

Fred

Selmes

Son
Female

Edith

Selmes

Daughter
Female

Carline

Selmes

Daughter
Male

Charles

Selmes

Son
Male

James

Selmes

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Selmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Mountfield, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Selmes

Head

Married

61

1820

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Lucy

Selmes

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ewhurst, Sussex, England

Henry

Selmes

Son

Single

30

1851

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Samuel

Selmes

Son

Single

20

1861

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Ester

Selmes

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Mountfield, Sussex, England

William

Selmes

Son

Single

13

1868

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Minnie

Selmes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Fred

Selmes

Son

Single

9

1872

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Edith

Selmes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Carline

Selmes

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Charles

Selmes

Son

Single

4

1877

Mountfield, Sussex, England

James

Selmes

Son

Single

1

1880

Mountfield, Sussex, England

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