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Household of William Selkird (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 Selkird and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Selkird, born in 1838 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Selkird, born in 1842 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Selkird's household

Male

William

Selkird

Head
Female

Jane

Selkird

Wife
Male

Thomas

Selkird

Son
Male

James

Selkird

Son
Female

Jane

Selkird

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Selkird

Daughter
Male

William

Selkird

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Selkird
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Selkird

Head

Married

43

1838

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Selkird

Wife

Married

39

1842

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Selkird

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Selkird

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Selkird

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Selkird

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Selkird

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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