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Household of Benjamin Elvin (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Elvin and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Elvin, born in 1841 in Cheshire, consisted of 15 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Elvin, born in 1842 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 7 children; Anne (born 1865 in Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1868 in Herefordshire, England), Charles (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), Elijah (born 1873 in Watnall, Nottinghamshire, England), Benjamin (born 1877 in Watnall, Nottinghamshire, England), Eliza A (born 1878 in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England) and Ellen (born 1880 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1833 in South Shields, Durham, England), Benjamin's Lodger, John (born 1832 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, George (born 1831 in Charlesworth, Derbyshire, England), Benjamin's Lodger, William (born 1856 in Dorset, England), Benjamin's Lodger, George (born 1842 in Gloucestershire, England) and Benjamin's Lodger, Charles (born 1856 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).


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Benjamin Elvin's household

Male

Benjamin

Elvin

Head
Female

Eliza

Elvin

Wife
Female

Anne

Elvin

Daughter
Female

Alice

Elvin

Daughter
Male

Charles

Elvin

Son
Male

Elijah

Elvin

Son
Male

Benjamin

Elvin

Son
Female

Eliza A

Elvin

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Elvin

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Laughton

Lodger
Male

John

Grice

Lodger
Male

George

Brown

Lodger
Male

William

Ridout

Lodger
Male

George

Skidmore

Lodger
Male

Charles

Williams

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Elvin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Elvin

Head

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Eliza

Elvin

Wife

Married

39

1842

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Anne

Elvin

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stockton on Tees, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Elvin

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Herefordshire, England

Charles

Elvin

Son

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

Elijah

Elvin

Son

Single

8

1873

Watnall, Nottinghamshire, England

Benjamin

Elvin

Son

Single

4

1877

Watnall, Nottinghamshire, England

Eliza A

Elvin

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England

Ellen

Elvin

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Laughton

Lodger

Married

48

1833

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Grice

Lodger

Single

49

1832

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George

Brown

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Charlesworth, Derbyshire, England

William

Ridout

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Dorset, England

George

Skidmore

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Williams

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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