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Household of James Sellar (born 1833, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glass, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Sellar, born in 1833 in Mortlach, Banffshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sellar, born in 1829 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1863 in Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1873 in Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Annie (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, John (born 1873 in Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland).


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James Sellar's household

Male

James

Sellar

Head
Female

Margaret

Sellar

Wife
Female

Margaret

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kemp

Granddaughter
Male

John

Taylor

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Sellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Sellar

Head

Married

48

1833

Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sellar

Wife

Married

52

1829

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sellar

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Sellar

Daughter

-

8

1873

Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Annie

Kemp

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Taylor

Visitor

-

8

1873

Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland

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