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Household of John Sellars (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastwood, Renfrewshire, 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 Sellars and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sellars, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Sellars, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann Gemmell, born in 1860 in Wishaw.


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John Sellars's household

Male

John

Sellars

Head
Female

Jessie

Sellars

Wife
Female

Mary

Sellars

Daughter
Male

John

Sellars

Son
Female

Jessie

Sellars

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Sellars

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Sellars

Son
Male

William

Sellars

Son
Female

Georgina

Sellars

Daughter
Female

Ann

Gemmell

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sellars

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sellars

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sellars

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Sellars

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Sellars

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Sellars

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Sellars

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Sellars

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Sellars

Daughter

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Gemmell

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Wishaw

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