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Household of Benjamin E Elgar (born 1847, Kent)

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.

Benjamin E Elgar and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin E Elgar, born in 1847 in Cheriton, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Benjamin E was the head of the household, married to Ellen Elgar, born in 1851 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Ellen E (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin C (born 1881 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin E's Mother In Law, Eliza C Smith, born in 1821 in Southwark, Surrey, England.


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Benjamin E Elgar's household

Male

Benjamin E

Elgar

Head
Female

Ellen

Elgar

Wife
Female

Ellen E

Elgar

Daughter
Male

Benjamin C

Elgar

Son
Female

Eliza C

Smith

Mother In Law
First name(s) Benjamin E
Last name Elgar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cheriton, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin E

Elgar

Head

Married

34

1847

Cheriton, Kent, England

Ellen

Elgar

Wife

Married

30

1851

Southwark, Surrey, England

Ellen E

Elgar

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Benjamin C

Elgar

Son

Single

0

1881

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Eliza C

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Southwark, Surrey, England

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