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Household of John Selby (born 1840, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Middlesex, 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 Selby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Selby, born in 1840 in South Molton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Selby, born in 1843 in Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Hugh (born 1869 in Stratford, Essex, England), Mary (born 1871 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1880 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England).


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John Selby's household

Male

John

Selby

Head
Female

Sarah

Selby

Wife
Male

Hugh

Selby

Son
Female

Mary

Selby

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Selby

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Selby

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place South Molton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Selby

Head

Married

41

1840

South Molton, Devon, England

Sarah

Selby

Wife

Married

38

1843

Suffolk, England

Hugh

Selby

Son

Single

12

1869

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary

Selby

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Selby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sarah Ann

Selby

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

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