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Household of Thomas Seldon (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, 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 Seldon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Seldon, born in 1831 in Loxhore, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Seldon, born in 1835 in Loxhore, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1873 in Loxhore, Devon, England), George (born 1876 in Loxhore, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Loxhore, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Stepson, Thomas (born 1858 in Loxhore, Devon, England), Thomas's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Loxhore, Devon, England) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1866 in Loxhore, Devon, England).


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Thomas Seldon's household

Male

Thomas

Seldon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Seldon

Wife
Male

Thomas

Pugsley

Stepson
Female

Elizabeth

Pugsley

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

Seldon

Daughter
Male

George

Seldon

Son
Female

Mary

Seldon

Daughter
Male

John

Galiford

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Seldon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Loxhore, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Seldon

Head

Married

50

1831

Loxhore, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Seldon

Wife

Married

46

1835

Loxhore, Devon, England

Thomas

Pugsley

Stepson

Single

23

1858

Loxhore, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Pugsley

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Loxhore, Devon, England

Jane

Seldon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Loxhore, Devon, England

George

Seldon

Son

Single

5

1876

Loxhore, Devon, England

Mary

Seldon

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Loxhore, Devon, England

John

Galiford

Servant

Single

15

1866

Loxhore, Devon, England

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