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Household of Alfred Elsden (born 1838, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Elsden and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Elsden, born in 1838 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Emma Elsden, born in 1844 in Blackfriars, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; May (born 1871 in Dalston, Middlesex, England), Dora (born 1872 in Dalston, Middlesex, England), Ethel (born 1876 in Clapton, Middlesex, England) and Talbot (born 1879 in Clapton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Niece, Louisa (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Alfred's Lodger, Eliza (born 1813 in Ashdon, Essex, England).


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Alfred Elsden's household

Male

Alfred

Elsden

Head
Female

Emma

Elsden

Wife
Female

May

Elsden

Daughter
Female

Dora

Elsden

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Elsden

Daughter
Male

Talbot

Elsden

Son
Female

Louisa

Harris

Niece
Female

Eliza

Ketteridge

Lodger
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Elsden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Elsden

Head

Married

43

1838

Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Emma

Elsden

Wife

Married

37

1844

Blackfriars, Surrey, England

May

Elsden

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Dora

Elsden

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dalston, Middlesex, England

Ethel

Elsden

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Talbot

Elsden

Son

Single

2

1879

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Harris

Niece

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Ketteridge

Lodger

Single

68

1813

Ashdon, Essex, England

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