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Household of William Sellars (born 1842, Yorkshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sellars, born in 1842 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Sellars, born in 1841 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Frederick, born 1881 in Tonge, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Walter (born 1864 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), William's Step Son, William (born 1873 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1866 in Frodsham, Cheshire, England), William's Step Daughter, Sarah (born 1871 in Backford, Cheshire, England) and William's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1869 in Backford, Cheshire, England).


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William Sellars's household

Male

William

Sellars

Head
Female

Martha

Sellars

Wife
Male

Frederick

Sellars

Son
Male

Walter

Dean

Step Son
Male

William

Dean

Step Son
Female

Alice

Dean

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dean

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dean

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sellars
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sellars

Head

Married

39

1842

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Sellars

Wife

Married

40

1841

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Frederick

Sellars

Son

Single

0

1881

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Walter

Dean

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

William

Dean

Step Son

Single

8

1873

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Alice

Dean

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Frodsham, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Dean

Step Daughter

Single

10

1871

Backford, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Dean

Step Daughter

Single

12

1869

Backford, Cheshire, England

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