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Household of Alfred Sylvester (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Sylvester and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Sylvester, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Eliza Sylvester, born in 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ellen E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Beatrice (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Servant, Mary Ellen Beaumont, born in 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Alfred Sylvester's household

Male

Alfred

Sylvester

Head
Female

Eliza

Sylvester

Wife
Male

Walter

Sylvester

Son
Female

Ellen E

Sylvester

Daughter
Female

Ada

Silvester

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Silvester

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Beaumont

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Sylvester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Sylvester

Head

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Sylvester

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Sylvester

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen E

Sylvester

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Silvester

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Beatrice

Silvester

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Beaumont

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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