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Household of John S Selton (born 1837, Monmouthshire)

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 S Selton and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John S Selton, born in 1837 in Grosmont, Monmouthshire, consisted of 20 members. John S was the head of the household, married to Fanny M Selton, born in 1841 in India. They had 10 children; Fanny E (born 1861 in Islington, Middlesex, England), John S (born 1862 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), Mary G (born 1864 in Bayswater, Middlesex, England), Edith M (born 1868 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Amy E (born 1871 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Hugh S (born 1872 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Claude P S (born 1874 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Alexander L S (born 1875 in Sydenham, Kent, England), Marmaduke S (born 1876 in Sydenham, Kent, England) and Betty D (born 1879 in Sydenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John S's Servant, Jane (born 1830 in Wisley, Berkshire, England), John S's Servant, Emily (born 1847 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England), John S's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1851 in Scotland), John S's Servant, Deborah (born 1847 in Buckinghamshire, England), John S's Servant, Fanny Louisa (born 1861 in Staines, Middlesex, England), John S's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Shrivenham, Berkshire, England), John S's Servant, Amy (born 1861 in Whepstead, Suffolk, England) and John S's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Egham, Surrey, England).


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John S Selton's household

Male

John S

Selton

Head
Female

Fanny M

Selton

Wife
Female

Fanny E

Selton

Daughter
Male

John S

Selton

Son
Female

Mary G

Selton

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Selton

Daughter
Female

Amy E

Selton

Daughter
Male

Hugh S

Selton

Son
Male

Claude P S

Selton

Son
Male

Alexander L S

Selton

Son
Male

Marmaduke S

Selton

Son
Female

Betty D

Selton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thompson

Servant
Female

Emily

Hammerton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Servant
Female

Deborah

Allen

Servant
Female

Fanny Louisa

Young

Servant
Female

Ellen

Honeybone

Servant
Female

Amy

Greenwood

Servant
Female

Emily

Harman

Servant
First name(s) John S
Last name Selton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John S

Selton

Head

Married

44

1837

Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales

Fanny M

Selton

Wife

Married

40

1841

India

Fanny E

Selton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Islington, Middlesex, England

John S

Selton

Son

Single

19

1862

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Mary G

Selton

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bayswater, Middlesex, England

Edith M

Selton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sydenham, Kent, England

Amy E

Selton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sydenham, Kent, England

Hugh S

Selton

Son

Single

9

1872

Sydenham, Kent, England

Claude P S

Selton

Son

Single

7

1874

Sydenham, Kent, England

Alexander L S

Selton

Son

Single

6

1875

Sydenham, Kent, England

Marmaduke S

Selton

Son

Single

5

1876

Sydenham, Kent, England

Betty D

Selton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sydenham, Kent, England

Jane

Thompson

Servant

Single

51

1830

Wisley, Berkshire, England

Emily

Hammerton

Servant

Single

34

1847

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Read

Servant

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Deborah

Allen

Servant

Single

34

1847

Buckinghamshire, England

Fanny Louisa

Young

Servant

Single

20

1861

Staines, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Honeybone

Servant

Single

22

1859

Shrivenham, Berkshire, England

Amy

Greenwood

Servant

Single

20

1861

Whepstead, Suffolk, England

Emily

Harman

Servant

Single

20

1861

Egham, Surrey, England

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