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Household of Josiah Sellar (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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.

Josiah Sellar and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Sellar, born in 1852 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Hannah Sellar, born in 1855 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Hannah D (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Visitor, Emma A H (born 1846 in St George's, Middlesex, England) and Josiah's Servant, Ellen M (born 1865 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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Josiah Sellar's household

Male

Josiah

Sellar

Head
Female

Hannah

Sellar

Wife
Female

Hannah D

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Edith

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Sellar

Daughter
Female

Emma A H

Belling

Visitor
Female

Ellen M

Everett

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Sellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Sellar

Head

Married

29

1852

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Sellar

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Hannah D

Sellar

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edith

Sellar

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Beatrice

Sellar

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emma A H

Belling

Visitor

-

35

1846

St George's, Middlesex, England

Ellen M

Everett

Servant

Single

16

1865

Islington, Middlesex, England

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