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Household of John Caleb Selby (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

John Caleb Selby and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Caleb Selby, born in 1825 in Sheerness, Kent, consisted of 7 members. John Caleb was the head of the household, married to Eliza L A Selby, born in 1836 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Eliza L (born 1867 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England) and Caroline E (born 1869 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Caleb's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1801 in St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England), John Caleb's Servant, Minnie (born 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and John Caleb's Servant, Elizabeth E (born 1866 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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John Caleb Selby's household

Male

John Caleb

Selby

Head
Female

Eliza L A

Selby

Wife
Female

Eliza L

Selby

Daughter
Female

Caroline E

Selby

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hudson

Visitor
Female

Minnie

Bond

Servant
Female

Elizabeth E

Bond

Servant
First name(s) John Caleb
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Sheerness, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Caleb

Selby

Head

Married

56

1825

Sheerness, Kent, England

Eliza L A

Selby

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Eliza L

Selby

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

Caroline E

Selby

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Hudson

Visitor

Widow

80

1801

St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England

Minnie

Bond

Servant

Single

19

1862

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth E

Bond

Servant

Single

15

1866

Woolwich, Kent, England

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