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Household of Thomas Selves (born 1828, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,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 Selves and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Selves, born in 1828 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Selves, born in 1829 in Lee, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Ada (born 1859 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Albert (born 1864 in Plumstead, Kent, England), George (born 1868 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Philadelphia (born 1854 in Woolwich, Kent, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Henry (born 1873 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Alice (born 1880 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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Thomas Selves's household

Male

Thomas

Selves

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Selves

Wife
Female

Ada

Selves

Daughter
Male

Albert

Selves

Son
Male

George

Selves

Son
Female

Philadelphia

Wells

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wells

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Wells

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie

Wells

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Selves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Selves

Head

Married

53

1828

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Selves

Wife

Married

52

1829

Lee, Kent, England

Ada

Selves

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Plumstead, Kent, England

Albert

Selves

Son

Single

17

1864

Plumstead, Kent, England

George

Selves

Son

Single

13

1868

Plumstead, Kent, England

Philadelphia

Wells

Daughter

Widow

27

1854

Woolwich, Kent, England

Henry

Wells

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Plumstead, Kent, England

Alice

Wells

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plumstead, Kent, England

Annie

Wells

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plumstead, Kent, England

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