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Household of Robert G D Selby (born 1829, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, Kent, 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.

Robert G D Selby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert G D Selby, born in 1829 in Ancroft, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Robert G D was the head of the household, married to Harriet W D Selby, born in 1849 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Claude Donaldson (born 1881 in Dover, Kent, England), Isabel M (born 1864 in Ascot, Berkshire, England), George M (born 1865 in Ascot, Berkshire, England), Frederick W M (born 1867 in Ascot, Berkshire, England) and Florence E A (born 1870 in Ascot, Berkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert G D's Servant, Emma (born 1858 in Cheriton, Kent, England) and Robert G D's Mother, Emily Mowbray (born 1837 in Easthampstead, Berkshire, England).


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Robert G D Selby's household

Male

Robert G D

Selby

Head
Female

Harriet W D

Selby

Wife
Male

Claude Donaldson

Selby

Son
Female

Emma

Dower

Servant
Female

Emily Mowbray

Morris

Mother
Female

Isabel M

Morris

Daughter
Male

George M

Morris

Son
Male

Frederick W M

Morris

Son
Female

Florence E A

Morris

Daughter
First name(s) Robert G D
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ancroft, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert G D

Selby

Head

Married

52

1829

Ancroft, Northumberland, England

Harriet W D

Selby

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Claude Donaldson

Selby

Son

Single

0

1881

Dover, Kent, England

Emma

Dower

Servant

Single

23

1858

Cheriton, Kent, England

Emily Mowbray

Morris

Mother

Widow

44

1837

Easthampstead, Berkshire, England

Isabel M

Morris

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ascot, Berkshire, England

George M

Morris

Son

Single

16

1865

Ascot, Berkshire, England

Frederick W M

Morris

Son

Single

14

1867

Ascot, Berkshire, England

Florence E A

Morris

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ascot, Berkshire, England

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