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Household of David Else (born 1821, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, Kent, 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.

David Else and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Else, born in 1821 in Mersham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Else, born in 1840 in Woodchurch, Kent, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in Ashford, Kent, England), James (born 1867 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Kate (born 1857 in Ashford, Kent, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Emily (born 1877 in Ashford, Kent, England), William (born 1878 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Kate (born 1881 in Ashford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Son In Law, Harry Chambers, born in 1856 in Dover, Kent, England.


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David Else's household

Male

David

Else

Head
Female

Jane

Else

Wife
Male

William

Else

Son
Male

James

Else

Son
Female

Emily

Chambers

Grand Daughter
Male

Harry

Chambers

Son In Law
Female

Kate

Chambers

Daughter
Male

William

Chambers

Grand Son
Female

Kate

Chambers

Grand Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Else
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Mersham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Else

Head

Married

60

1821

Mersham, Kent, England

Jane

Else

Wife

Married

41

1840

Woodchurch, Kent, England

William

Else

Son

Single

16

1865

Ashford, Kent, England

James

Else

Son

Single

14

1867

Ashford, Kent, England

Emily

Chambers

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashford, Kent, England

Harry

Chambers

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Dover, Kent, England

Kate

Chambers

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Ashford, Kent, England

William

Chambers

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Ashford, Kent, England

Kate

Chambers

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ashford, Kent, England

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