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Household of William Sells (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, London,Middlesex, 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 Sells and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sells, born in 1835 in Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Sells, born in 1835 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William T (born 1866 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Harriet (born 1864 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Helena (born 1868 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Henry G (born 1870 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Edwin J (born 1878 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother In Law, George D Peterson, born in 1851 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England.


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William Sells's household

Male

William

Sells

Head
Female

Sarah A

Sells

Wife
Male

William T

Sells

Son
Female

Harriet

Sells

Daughter
Female

Helena

Sells

Daughter
Male

Henry G

Sells

Son
Male

Edwin J

Sells

Son
Male

George D

Peterson

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Sells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sells

Head

Married

46

1835

Kent, England

Sarah A

Sells

Wife

Married

46

1835

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

William T

Sells

Son

Married

15

1866

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Sells

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Helena

Sells

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Henry G

Sells

Son

Single

11

1870

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Edwin J

Sells

Son

Single

3

1878

Mile End, Middlesex, England

George D

Peterson

Brother In Law

Single

30

1851

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

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