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Household of Robert W Selby (born 1827, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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 W Selby and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert W Selby, born in 1827 in Middleton, Durham, consisted of 12 members. Robert W was the head of the household, married to Harrieta R Selby, born in 1840 in India. They had 8 children; Harrieta G (born 1864 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), Annie A (born 1866 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), Robert H (born 1868 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Mary H (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), George C (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Evelyn (born 1878 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Constance M (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert W's Servant, Mary A (born 1857 in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England) and Robert W's Servant, Hephzibah H (born 1863 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England).


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Robert W Selby's household

Male

Robert W

Selby

Head
Female

Harrieta R

Selby

Wife
Female

Harrieta G

Selby

Daughter
Female

Annie A

Selby

Daughter
Male

Robert H

Selby

Son
Female

Mary H

Selby

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Selby

Daughter
Male

George C

Selby

Son
Female

Evelyn

Selby

Daughter
Female

Constance M

Selby

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Goodwin

Servant
Female

Hephzibah H

Horton

Servant
First name(s) Robert W
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Middleton, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert W

Selby

Head

Married

54

1827

Middleton, Durham, England

Harrieta R

Selby

Wife

Married

41

1840

India

Harrieta G

Selby

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Annie A

Selby

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Robert H

Selby

Son

Single

13

1868

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary H

Selby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Selby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

George C

Selby

Son

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Evelyn

Selby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Salford, Lancashire, England

Constance M

Selby

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Goodwin

Servant

Single

24

1857

Cheadle, Staffordshire, England

Hephzibah H

Horton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

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