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Household of Sarah A Selby (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Sarah A Selby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah A Selby, born in 1845 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Sarah A was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Samuel (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah A's Mother, Phoebe (born 1811 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Sarah A's Lodger, Catherine (born 1832 in Canada) and Sarah A's Lodger, Thomas (born 1863 in Scotland).


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Sarah A Selby's household

Female

Sarah A

Selby

Head
Male

Samuel

Selby

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Selby

Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Coop

Mother
Female

Catherine

Jones

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Jones

Lodger
First name(s) Sarah A
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah A

Selby

Head

Widow

36

1845

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Selby

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Selby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Phoebe

Coop

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Jones

Lodger

Widow

49

1832

Canada

Thomas

Jones

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Scotland

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