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Household of Alfred Elby (born 1837, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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.

Alfred Elby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Elby, born in 1837 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. Alfred was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Boarder, Alice (born 1829 in Bothwell, Northamptonshire, England), Alfred's Boarder, Jane (born 1857 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), Alfred's Boarder, Maggie (born 1859 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), Alfred's Boarder, Robert (born 1852 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) and Alfred's Boarder, Alice (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alfred Elby's household

Male

Alfred

Elby

Head
Female

Alice

Tew

Boarder
Female

Jane

Hewitt

Boarder
Female

Maggie

Briggs

Boarder
Male

Robert

Letts

Boarder
Female

Alice

Lamb

Boarder
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Elby
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Elby

Head

Single

44

1837

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Alice

Tew

Boarder

Married

52

1829

Bothwell, Northamptonshire, England

Jane

Hewitt

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Maggie

Briggs

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Robert

Letts

Boarder

Widower

29

1852

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Alice

Lamb

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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