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Household of James Sellar (born 1841, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Echt, Aberdeenshire, 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 Sellar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sellar, born in 1841 in Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Sellar, born in 1846 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Louisa (born 1880 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Step Son, Andrew Stirling, born in 1868 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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James Sellar's household

Male

James

Sellar

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Sellar

Wife
Male

Andrew

Stirling

Step Son
Female

Ann

Sellar

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sellar

Son
Female

Margaret

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Sellar

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Sellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sellar

Head

Married

40

1841

Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Sellar

Wife

Married

35

1846

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Stirling

Step Son

-

13

1868

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Sellar

Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Sellar

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sellar

Daughter

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Louisa

Sellar

Daughter

-

1

1880

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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