Ellen (Drury) Sellars (1862 - aft. 1939)

Born 21 Jan 1862 in Tickhill, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Sellars — married 1883 (to Jul 1938) in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died after 1939 after age 76 in Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Biography

Ellen, daughter of Thomas & Betsy Drury , was baptised on 2 March 1862 in Tickhill, York, England.^[1]

In the 1871 census Ellen (age 9) was the daughter of Betsy Daury in Tickhill, Yorkshire, England.^[2]

Betsy Daury Head F 36 Elston, Nottinghamshire, England

Walter H Daury Son M 11 Tickhill, Yorkshire, England

Ellen Daury Daughter F 9 Tickhill, Yorkshire, England

Hetty Daury Daughter F 6 Tickhill, Yorkshire, England

Mary A Daury Daughter F 4 Tickhill, Yorkshire, England

Robert Daury Son M 1 Tickhill, Yorkshire, England

In the 1881 census Ellen (age 19), Domestic Servant Housemaid, was the servant of John Gibbs at 3 High Street, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.^[3]

John Gibbs Head Married M 39 Bank Manager Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

Mary A. E. Gibbs Wife Married F 39 Walworth, Surrey, England

John F. Gibbs Son M 13 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

William A. Gibbs Son M 11 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Herbert W. Gibbs Son M 10 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Percy Gibbs Son M 9 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Charles S. Gibbs Son M 5 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Winifred A. Gibbs Daughter F Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Kate Nowell Step sister F 31 Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England

Ellen Drury Servant F 19 Domestic Serv Housemaid Tickhill, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Johnson Servant F 18 Domestic Serv Nurse Aston Cum Aughton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen's marriage to John Sellars was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1883 in the Sheffield district, Yorkshire West Riding.^[4]

In the 1891 census Ellen (age 29) was the wife of John Sellars in Greasborough, Greasborough, Yorkshire, England.^[5]

John Sellars Head M 30 Greasborough, Yorkshire, England

Ellen Sellars Wife F 29 Tickell, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude Sellars Daughter F 6 Greasborough, Yorkshire, England

In the 1901 census Ellen (age 39) was the wife of John Sellars in Wath, Yorkshire, England.^[6]

John Sellars Head M 40 Greasborough, Yorkshire, England

Helenor Sellars Wife F 39 Tickhill, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude Sellars Daughter F 16 Greasborough, Yorkshire, England

Tom Harrison Nephew M 14 Thornton, Yorkshire, England

In the 1911 census Ellen (age 49), Household Work, was the wife of John Sellars at 54 Doncaster Rd., Wath-on-Dearne Rotherham, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire-West Riding, England.^[7]

John Sellars Head Married M 50 Labourer Greasboro, Yorkshire, England

Ellen Sellars Wife Married F 49 Household Work Sickell, Yorkshire, England

Lilly Drury Sister Single F 34 Domestic Servant Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Tom Harrison Nephew Single M 24 Miner Shomton, Yorkshire, England

William Stringer Boarder Widowed M 27 Rope Stpicel Colly Model Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Ellen's husband, John, died (age 77) whuch was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1938 in the Rother Valley district.^[8]

In the 1939 register, Ellen (age 77), Unpaid Domestic Duties, was the widowed head of household at 37, Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire (West Riding), England. This is the only record found to date that gives an exact daate of birth for Ellen. ^[9]

Helena Sellars Widowed F 21 Jan 1862 Unpaid Domestic Duties

Lily F Drury Single F 27 Aug 1876 Unpaid Domestic Duties

There are no further records to date to verify Ellen's date of death. It has been recorded here as after the date of this 1939 register.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database
   Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 0919375, 0919376
   Ancestry Record 9841 #26110412 (accessed 12 April 2024)
   

   Ellen Drury baptism on 2 Mar 1862, daughter of Thomas Drury & Betsy, in Tickhill, York, England.

2. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census," database with images
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4714; Folio: 19; Page: 9; GSU roll: 847245; ED, institution, or vessel: 2; Household schedule number: 46
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #28565817 (accessed 12 April 2024)
   

   Ellen Daury (9) daughter in household of Betsy Daury (36) in Tickhill in Doncaster registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Tickhill, Yorkshire, England.

3. ↑ 1881 Census:"1881 England Census," database with images
   Class: RG11; Piece: 4671; Folio: 77; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1342130; ED, institution, or vessel: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #25712435 (accessed 13 April 2024)
   :Ellen Drury (19) servant, Domestic Serv Housemaid, in household of John Gibbs (39) at 3 High Street in Rotherham registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Tickhill, Yorkshire, England.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration:"England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915," database with images
   Original data: England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 9c; Page: 874
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8913 #8380867 (accessed 13 April 2024)
   :Ellen Drury marriage registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1883 in Sheffield.
5. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census," database with images
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3853; Folio: 78; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6098963
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6598 #5563870 (accessed 13 April 2024)
   

   Ellen Sellars (29), wife, in household of John Sellars (30) in Greasborough, Greasborough in Rotherham registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Tickell, Yorkshire, England.

6. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census," database with images
   Class: RG13; Piece: 4400; Folio: 42; Page: 29; ED, institution, or vessel: 2; Household schedule number: 179
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7814 #33798661 (accessed 13 April 2024)
    :Helenor Sellars (39), wife, in household of John Sellars (40) in Wath in Rotherham registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Tickhill, Yorkshire, England.
7. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census," database with images
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 511; ED, institution, or vessel: 07; Piece: 28116
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2352 #32262297 (accessed 13 April 2024)
    :Ellen Sellars (49), wife, Household Work, in household of John Sellars (50) at 54 Doncaster Rd Wath On Dearne Rotherham, Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire-West Riding, England. Born in Sickell, Yorkshire, England.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007," database
   General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9c; Page: 639
   Ancestry Record 7579 #27510831 (accessed 13 April 2024)
   

   John Sellars death registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1938 in Rother Valley (age 77).

9. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 England and Wales Register," database with images
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/3747d; Line Number: 9; Schedule Number: 151; Sub Schedule Number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61596 #23136836 (accessed 13 April 2024)
    :Helena Sellars (born 21 Jan 1862), widowed, Unpaid Domestic Duties, at 37., Wath-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.