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Household of John Selby (born 1836, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 1836 in Reddish, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Selby, born in 1838 in Longsight, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Henriette (born 1876 in Hyde, Cheshire, England), Lily (born 1878 in Winton, Lancashire, England) and Rosa (born 1878 in Winton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Jane Saxon, born in 1826 in Lancashire, England.


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John Selby's household

Male

John

Selby

Head
Female

Mary

Selby

Wife
Female

Henriette

Selby

Daughter
Female

Lily

Selby

Daughter
Female

Rosa

Selby

Daughter
Female

Jane

Saxon

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Reddish, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Selby

Head

Married

45

1836

Reddish, Cheshire, England

Mary

Selby

Wife

Married

43

1838

Longsight, Lancashire, England

Henriette

Selby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Lily

Selby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Winton, Lancashire, England

Rosa

Selby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Winton, Cheshire, England

Jane

Saxon

Lodger

Widow

55

1826

Lancashire, England

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