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Household of Thomas Sellens (born 1831, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ticehurst, Sussex, 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 1831 in Salehurst, Sussex, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Sellens, born in 1821 in Etchingham, Sussex, England. They had 1 grandchild; Mary J, born 1868 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Henry (born 1821 in Salehurst, Sussex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Henry J (born 1856 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).


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Thomas Sellens's household

Male

Thomas

Sellens

Head
Female

Mary

Sellens

Wife
Female

Mary J

Knapp

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Forward

Lodger
Male

Henry J

Johnson

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Sellens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Salehurst, 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

50

1831

Salehurst, Sussex, England

Mary

Sellens

Wife

Married

60

1821

Etchingham, Sussex, England

Mary J

Knapp

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Henry

Forward

Lodger

Widower

60

1821

Salehurst, Sussex, England

Henry J

Johnson

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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