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Household of James A Sellar (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.
James A Sellar and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James A Sellar, born in 1829 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. James A was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Sellar, born in 1826 in England. They had 5 children; James T (born 1855 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Charles A (born 1856 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Annie J (born 1861 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Ellen T (born 1862 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Arthur (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James A's Boarder, Mortimer H (born 1863 in Wales), James A's Servant, Agnes (born 1861 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), James A's Servant, Christina (born 1858 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James A's Servant, Joann (born 1866 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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James A Sellar's household
James A
Sellar
Head
Margaret A
Sellar
Wife
James T
Sellar
Son
Charles A
Sellar
Son
Annie J
Sellar
Daughter
Ellen T
Sellar
Daughter
Arthur
Sellar
Son
Mortimer H
Ames
Boarder
Agnes
Leitch
Servant
Christina
Tait
Servant
Joann
Tait
Servant
| First name(s) | James A |
| Last name | Sellar |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James A | Sellar | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret A | Sellar | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | England | |
James T | Sellar | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Charles A | Sellar | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Annie J | Sellar | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Ellen T | Sellar | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Arthur | Sellar | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mortimer H | Ames | Boarder | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Wales | |
Agnes | Leitch | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland | |
Christina | Tait | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Joann | Tait | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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