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Household of Thomas Selvester (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 Selvester and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Selvester, born in 1837 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Selvester, born in 1845 in South Brent, Devon, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1864 in South Brent, Devon, England), Mary J (born 1866 in Ireland), Alfred (born 1871 in Ceylon), William (born 1873 in Ceylon), Charles (born 1876 in East Indies), Albert (born 1879 in East Indies) and Walter (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, John Snell, born in 1852 in Scotland.


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Thomas Selvester's household

Male

Thomas

Selvester

Head
Female

Margaret

Selvester

Wife
Male

John

Selvester

Son
Female

Mary J

Selvester

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Selvester

Son
Male

William

Selvester

Son
Male

Charles

Selvester

Son
Male

Albert

Selvester

Son
Male

Walter

Selvester

Son
Male

John

Snell

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Selvester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Selvester

Head

Married

44

1837

-

Margaret

Selvester

Wife

Married

36

1845

South Brent, Devon, England

John

Selvester

Son

Single

17

1864

South Brent, Devon, England

Mary J

Selvester

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ireland

Alfred

Selvester

Son

Single

10

1871

Ceylon

William

Selvester

Son

Single

8

1873

Ceylon

Charles

Selvester

Son

Single

5

1876

East Indies

Albert

Selvester

Son

Single

2

1879

East Indies

Walter

Selvester

Son

Single

0

1881

Plymouth, Devon, England

John

Snell

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Scotland

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