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Household of Thomas Selby (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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.

Thomas Selby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Selby, born in 1838 in Thornby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Selby, born in 1847 in Castle Eden, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Hannah (born 1865 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and Isabel (born 1876 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Edward (born 1857 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Thomas's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1857 in South Shields, Durham, England), Thomas's Visitor, Frank (born 1859 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, George (born 1851 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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Thomas Selby's household

Male

Thomas

Selby

Head
Female

Margaret A

Selby

Wife
Female

Hannah

Selby

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Selby

Daughter
Male

Edward

Taylor

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Visitor
Male

Frank

Noyce

Visitor
Male

George

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Selby

Head

Married

43

1838

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Selby

Wife

Married

34

1847

Castle Eden, Durham, England

Hannah

Selby

Daughter

Single

16

1865

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Isabel

Selby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Edward

Taylor

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Visitor

Married

24

1857

South Shields, Durham, England

Frank

Noyce

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Southampton, Hampshire, England

George

Brown

Visitor

Single

30

1851

South Shields, Durham, England

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