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Household of John Davey Selway (born 1861, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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 Davey Selway and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Davey Selway, born in 1861 in Stogursey, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. John Davey was the head of the household, married to Charlotte S Selway, born in 1857 in Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Alfred James (born 1877 in Somerset, England) and James (born 1880 in Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Davey's Wifes Sister, Eliza Vearncombe, born in 1862 in Somerset, England.


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John Davey Selway's household

Male

John Davey

Selway

Head
Female

Charlotte S

Selway

Wife
Male

Alfred James

Selway

Son
Male

James

Selway

Son
Female

Eliza

Vearncombe

Wifes Sister
First name(s) John Davey
Last name Selway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 20
Birth year 1861
Birth place Stogursey, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Davey

Selway

Head

Married

20

1861

Stogursey, Somerset, England

Charlotte S

Selway

Wife

Married

24

1857

Somerset, England

Alfred James

Selway

Son

Single

4

1877

Somerset, England

James

Selway

Son

Single

1

1880

Somerset, England

Eliza

Vearncombe

Wifes Sister

Single

19

1862

Somerset, England

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