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Household of William Sells (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sells, born in 1841 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Sells, born in 1843 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Amelia (born 1869 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Martha (born 1878 in Lambeth, Surrey, England). They had 1 grandchild; Robert, born 1868 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Widow, Mary (born 1806 in Deal, Kent, England) and William's Widow, Jane (born 1837 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).


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William Sells's household

Male

William

Sells

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Sells

Wife
Female

Amelia

Sells

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Sells

Son
Male

Frederick

Sells

Son
Male

Martha

Sells

Son
Female

Mary

Lytham

Widow
Female

Jane

Lytham

Widow
Male

Robert

Lytham

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Sells
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sells

Head

Married

40

1841

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary Ann

Sells

Wife

Married

38

1843

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Amelia

Sells

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Thomas

Sells

Son

Single

8

1873

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Frederick

Sells

Son

Single

6

1875

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Martha

Sells

Son

Single

3

1878

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary

Lytham

Widow

Married

75

1806

Deal, Kent, England

Jane

Lytham

Widow

Married

44

1837

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Robert

Lytham

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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