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Household of William Sellars (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

William Sellars and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sellars, born in 1842 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Sellars, born in 1844 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Susannah (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joseph H (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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William Sellars's household

Male

William

Sellars

Head
Female

Sarah A

Sellars

Wife
Female

Susannah

Sellars

Daughter
Male

Joseph H

Sellars

Son
Female

Mary E

Sellars

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Sellars

Daughter
Male

James

Sellars

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sellars
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sellars

Head

Married

39

1842

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Sellars

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bury, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Sellars

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph H

Sellars

Son

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Sellars

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Sellars

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Sellars

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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