Selia Tatham was born 1850 in Lancashire, England. [1] In 1891, she was living with her husband, eight children, and her mother on Alfred Street in Over Darwen, Lancashire. She was working as a cotton weaver.[2]
Census
1861 England Census: Name: Celin Rostron; Event Place: Over Darwen St James, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; Ecclesiastical Parish: Holy Trinity; Registration District: Blackburn; Residence Note: Tockholes Road; Gender: Female; Age: 12; Occupation: Cotton Weaver; Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter; Birth Year (Estimated): 1849; Birthplace: Darwen, Lancashire
John Rostron Head M 41 Blackburn, Lancashire
Mary Rostron Wife F 41 Blackburn, Lancashire
Celin Rostron Daughter F 12 Darwen, Lancashire
James Rostron Son M 9 Darwen, Lancashire
John Ths Rostron Son M 9
Margaret Rostron Daughter F 2 Darwen, Lancashire
1881 England Census: Name: Silia Tatham; Event Place: Over Darwen, Lancashire, England; Registration District: Blackburn; Residence Note: Bolton Rd; Gender: Female; Age: 30; Marital Status (Original): Married; Occupation: Cotton Weaver; Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter; Birth Year (Estimated): 1851; Birthplace: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
John H Rostron Head M 66 Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Mary Rostron Wife F 66 Blackburn, Lancashire, England
John T Rostron Son M 25 Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Margret Rostron Daughter F 23 Blackburn, Lancashire, England
James Tatham Son In Law M 31 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Silia Tatham Daughter F 30 Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Joseph Tatham Grand Son M 10 Darwen, Lancashire, England
Mary E Tatham Grand Daughter F 8 Darwen, Lancashire, England
John C Tatham Grand Son M 5 Darwen, Lancashire, England
Bertha Tatham Grand Daughter F 3 Darwen, Lancashire, England
Lily Tatham Grand Daughter F 1 Darwen, Lancashire, England
1891 England Census: Name: Selia Tatham; County: Lancashire; Parish: Over Darwen; Ecclesiastical Parish: ST JOHNS; Registration District: Blackburn; Gender: Female; Age: 43; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Weaver Cotton; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife; Birth Year (Estimated): 1848; Birthplace: Lancashire, England
James Tatham Head M 44 Lancashire, England
Selia Tatham Wife F 43 Lancashire, England
Mary Lizzie Tatham Daughter F 18 Lancashire, England
John Charles Tatham Son M 15 Lancashire, England
Bertha Tatham Daughter F 13 Lancashire, England
Lily Tatham Daughter F 11 Lancashire, England
Ernest Tatham Son M 8 Lancashire, England
Clara Jane Tatham Daughter F 7 Lancashire, England
Maggie Tatham Daughter F 6 Lancashire, England
James Tatham Son M 3 Lancashire, England
Mary Rostron Mother In Law F 74 Lancashire, England
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7M1L-QW2 : 15 October 2015), Selia Tatham in household of James Tatham, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M758-KMS : 24 October 2019), Celin Rostron in household of John Rostron, Over Darwen St James, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q275-LMYC : 13 December 2017), Silia Tatham in household of John H Rostron, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 8, Piece/Folio 4203/55, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,188.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7M1L-QW2 : 6 May 2019), Selia Tatham in household of James Tatham, Over Darwen, Lancashire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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