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Household of John Seldon (born 1818, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bodmin, Cornwall, 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 Seldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Seldon, born in 1818 in Pyworthy, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Thomasin Seldon, born in 1827 in Davidstow, Cornwall, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1856 in St Kew, Cornwall, England) and George Hayne (born 1859 in St Kew, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1836 in Warbstow, Cornwall, England), John's Visitor, Catherine (born 1850 in Warbstow, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, Richard (born 1865 in Egloshayle, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, John (born 1867 in St Teath, Cornwall, England).


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John Seldon's household

Male

John

Seldon

Head
Female

Thomasin

Seldon

Wife
Male

John

Seldon

Son
Male

George Hayne

Seldon

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Mules

Servant
Female

Catherine

Mules

Visitor
Male

Richard

Williams

Servant
Male

John

Parsons

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Seldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Pyworthy, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Seldon

Head

Married

63

1818

Pyworthy, Devon, England

Thomasin

Seldon

Wife

Married

54

1827

Davidstow, Cornwall, England

John

Seldon

Son

Married

25

1856

St Kew, Cornwall, England

George Hayne

Seldon

Son

Single

22

1859

St Kew, Cornwall, England

Mary Ann

Mules

Servant

Single

45

1836

Warbstow, Cornwall, England

Catherine

Mules

Visitor

Single

31

1850

Warbstow, Cornwall, England

Richard

Williams

Servant

Single

16

1865

Egloshayle, Cornwall, England

John

Parsons

Servant

Single

14

1867

St Teath, Cornwall, England

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