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Household of William Sellar (born 1816, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Sellar and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sellar, born in 1816 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Sellar, born in 1820 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William M (born 1857 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1860 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Hendry, born in 1863 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Sellar's household

Male

William

Sellar

Head
Female

Margaret

Sellar

Wife
Male

William M

Sellar

Son
Male

James

Sellar

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hendry

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sellar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sellar

Head

Married

65

1816

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Sellar

Wife

Married

61

1820

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

William M

Sellar

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Sellar

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hendry

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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