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Household of James Selway (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bristol, Gloucestershire, 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 Selway and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Selway, born in 1847 in Farrington Gurney, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Selway, born in 1841 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Harriet A (born 1870 in Bath, Somerset, England), William J (born 1874 in Bath, Somerset, England), Walter J (born 1876 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Edith E (born 1879 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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James Selway's household

Male

James

Selway

Head
Female

Ellen

Selway

Wife
Female

Harriet A

Selway

Daughter
Male

William J

Selway

Son
Male

Walter J

Selway

Son
Female

Edith E

Selway

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Selway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Farrington Gurney, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Selway

Head

Married

34

1847

Farrington Gurney, Somerset, England

Ellen

Selway

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bath, Somerset, England

Harriet A

Selway

Daughter

Married

11

1870

Bath, Somerset, England

William J

Selway

Son

Married

7

1874

Bath, Somerset, England

Walter J

Selway

Son

Married

5

1876

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Edith E

Selway

Daughter

Married

2

1879

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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