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Household of Samuel Selthall (born 1844, Staffordshire)

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.

Samuel Selthall and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Selthall, born in 1844 in Brierley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Esther Selthall, born in 1846 in Warrington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Lilly (born 1870 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1873 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Ethel (born 1879 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Boarder, Eliza (born 1851 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), Samuel's Boarder, Mary (born 1878 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Samuel's Boarder, John (born 1880 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Samuel's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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Samuel Selthall's household

Male

Samuel

Selthall

Head
Female

Esther

Selthall

Wife
Female

Lilly

Selthall

Daughter
Female

Edith

Selthall

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Selthall

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Taylor

Boarder
Female

Mary

Taylor

Boarder
Male

John

Taylor

Boarder
Male

John

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Selthall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Brierley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Selthall

Head

Married

37

1844

Brierley, Staffordshire, England

Esther

Selthall

Wife

Married

35

1846

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Selthall

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Salford, Lancashire, England

Edith

Selthall

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Selthall

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Taylor

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Mary

Taylor

Boarder

Single

3

1878

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

John

Taylor

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

John

Taylor

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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