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Household of Joseph Sellen (born 1836, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rye, Sussex, 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.

Joseph Sellen and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sellen, born in 1836 in Doddington, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sophia Sellen, born in 1834 in Petham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Clara (born 1864 in Ashford, Kent, England), Mary (born 1865 in Ashford, Kent, England), William (born 1869 in Ashford, Kent, England), Albert (born 1874 in Ashford, Kent, England), Flora (born 1876 in Rye, Sussex, England) and Laura (born 1878 in Rye, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1858 in Dartford, Kent, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Edwin (born 1859 in Maidstone, Kent, England).


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Joseph Sellen's household

Male

Joseph

Sellen

Head
Female

Sophia

Sellen

Wife
Female

Clara

Sellen

Daughter
Female

Mary

Sellen

Daughter
Male

William

Sellen

Son
Male

Albert

Sellen

Son
Female

Flora

Sellen

Daughter
Female

Laura

Sellen

Daughter
Male

George

Stancombe

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Bailey

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sellen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Doddington, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sellen

Head

Married

45

1836

Doddington, Kent, England

Sophia

Sellen

Wife

Married

47

1834

Petham, Kent, England

Clara

Sellen

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ashford, Kent, England

Mary

Sellen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ashford, Kent, England

William

Sellen

Son

Single

12

1869

Ashford, Kent, England

Albert

Sellen

Son

Single

7

1874

Ashford, Kent, England

Flora

Sellen

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Rye, Sussex, England

Laura

Sellen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rye, Sussex, England

George

Stancombe

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Dartford, Kent, England

Edwin

Bailey

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Maidstone, Kent, England

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