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Household of Thomas Sellens (born 1827, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Ashford, Kent, 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 Sellens and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Sellens, born in 1827 in Westfield, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sellens, born in 1835 in Ore, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; Charles T, born 1859 in Willesborough, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Adopted Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1875 in Willesborough, Kent, England) and Thomas's Lodger, William (born 1866 in Bilsington, Kent, England).


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Thomas Sellens's household

Male

Thomas

Sellens

Head
Female

Mary A

Sellens

Wife
Male

Charles T

Sellens

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Beaney

Adopted Daughter
Male

William

Godden

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sellens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Westfield, Sussex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Sellens

Head

Married

54

1827

Westfield, Sussex, England

Mary A

Sellens

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ore, Sussex, England

Charles T

Sellens

Son

Single

22

1859

Willesborough, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Beaney

Adopted Daughter

Single

6

1875

Willesborough, Kent, England

William

Godden

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Bilsington, Kent, England

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