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Household of John Sellar (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Sellar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sellar, born in 1840 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Sellar, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary G (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elsie (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Margaret A (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah Parkinson, born in 1861 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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John Sellar's household

Male

John

Sellar

Head
Female

Ellen

Sellar

Wife
Female

Mary G

Sellar

Daughter
Male

Charles

Sellar

Son
Female

Elsie

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Parkinson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sellar

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Ellen

Sellar

Wife

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary G

Sellar

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles

Sellar

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elsie

Sellar

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sellar

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Sellar

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Parkinson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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