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Household of Walter Selley (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Walter Selley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Selley, born in 1845 in Ardwick, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Selley, born in 1850 in Denton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Martha Jane (born 1869 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), Emily (born 1871 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1875 in Gorton, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1878 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and Charlotte Elizth (born 1877 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).


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Walter Selley's household

Male

Walter

Selley

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Selley

Wife
Female

Martha Jane

Selley

Daughter
Female

Emily

Selley

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Selley

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Selley

Daughter
Female

Charlotte Elizth

Selley

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Selley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Selley

Head

Married

36

1845

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Selley

Wife

Married

31

1850

Denton, Lancashire, England

Martha Jane

Selley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Emily

Selley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Selley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Selley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Charlotte Elizth

Selley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gorton, Lancashire, England

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