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Household of William Selbie (born 1852, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

William Selbie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Selbie, born in 1852 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Selbie, born in 1850 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane L W (born 1869 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie H (born 1877 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Betsy G (born 1880 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Thomson, born in 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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William Selbie's household

Male

William

Selbie

Head
Female

Janet

Selbie

Wife
Female

Jane L W

Selbie

Daughter
Female

Jessie H

Selbie

Daughter
Female

Betsy G

Selbie

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Selbie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Selbie

Head

Married

29

1852

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Janet

Selbie

Wife

Married

31

1850

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane L W

Selbie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie H

Selbie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy G

Selbie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

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