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Household of John Sellar (born 1818, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

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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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sellar, born in 1818 in Keith, Banffshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Sellar, born in 1818 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1846 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1848 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1851 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1861 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Peter (born 1840 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Hanah (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Sellar's household

Male

John

Sellar

Head
Female

Jane

Sellar

Wife
Female

Helen

Sellar

Daughter
Male

William

Sellar

Son
Male

Alexander

Sellar

Son
Female

Mary

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Mary

Robertson

Granddaughter
Male

Peter

Wells

Visitor
Female

Ann

Wells

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wells

Daughter
Female

Hanah

Assinghound

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Sellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sellar

Head

Married

63

1818

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Sellar

Wife

Married

63

1818

Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Sellar

Daughter

Unmarried

35

1846

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Sellar

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sellar

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Sellar

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Robertson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Peter

Wells

Visitor

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Wells

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wells

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hanah

Assinghound

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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