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Household of James Seldon (born 1844, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Columb, Cornwall, 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.

James Seldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Seldon, born in 1844 in Cornwall, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Susan C Seldon, born in 1852 in St Enoder, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; John C (born 1878 in Cornwall, England) and Arthur G (born 1879 in Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1853 in St Enoder, Cornwall, England), James's Servant, Annie (born 1866 in Cornwall, England), James's Servant, Richard (born 1862 in Cornwall, England) and James's Servant, Hart (born 1867 in Cornwall, England).


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James Seldon's household

Male

James

Seldon

Head
Female

Susan C

Seldon

Wife
Male

John C

Seldon

Son
Male

Arthur G

Seldon

Son
Female

Mary

Bassett

Sister In Law
Female

Annie

Kent

Servant
Male

Richard

Brokenshare

Servant
Male

Hart

Harris

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Seldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Seldon

Head

Married

37

1844

Cornwall, England

Susan C

Seldon

Wife

Married

29

1852

St Enoder, Cornwall, England

John C

Seldon

Son

Single

3

1878

Cornwall, England

Arthur G

Seldon

Son

Single

2

1879

Cornwall, England

Mary

Bassett

Sister In Law

-

28

1853

St Enoder, Cornwall, England

Annie

Kent

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cornwall, England

Richard

Brokenshare

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cornwall, England

Hart

Harris

Servant

Single

14

1867

Cornwall, England

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