Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Selway (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Selway and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Selway, born in 1831 in West Pennard, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Selway, born in 1830 in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1860 in West Pennard, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1869 in West Pennard, Somerset, England) and Bessie (born 1871 in West Pennard, Somerset, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Selway's household

Male

John

Selway

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Selway

Wife
Male

John

Selway

Son
Male

Arthur

Selway

Son
Female

Bessie

Selway

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Selway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place West Pennard, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Selway

Head

Married

50

1831

West Pennard, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Selway

Wife

Married

51

1830

Glastonbury, Somerset, England

John

Selway

Son

Single

21

1860

West Pennard, Somerset, England

Arthur

Selway

Son

Single

12

1869

West Pennard, Somerset, England

Bessie

Selway

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Pennard, Somerset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Selway in Wells in 1881, and follow the Selway family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Selway

We’ve found John Selway in 299 family trees. Find out more about John Selway's household and view the Selway family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census