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Household of William Sellars (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara E Sellars, born in 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Ann (born 1822 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William's Sister In Law, Annie (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Brother In Law, John E (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Sellars's household

Male

William

Sellars

Head
Female

Clara E

Sellars

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Sellars

Daughter
Male

John W

Sellars

Son
Male

Joseph

Sellars

Son
Female

Ann

Sellars

Mother
Female

Annie

Hind ((Sellars))

Sister In Law
Male

John E

Hind

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sellars
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Sheffield, 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

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara E

Sellars

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sellars

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John W

Sellars

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Sellars

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Sellars

Mother

Widow

59

1822

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Hind ((Sellars))

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John E

Hind

Brother In Law

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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