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Household of Eli Thomas Silvester (born 1836, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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.

Eli Thomas Silvester and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Thomas Silvester, born in 1836 in Worth, Sussex, consisted of 6 members. Eli Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Silvester, born in 1842 in East Peckham, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Harry (born 1870 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Jennie (born 1873 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Percy Eli (born 1877 in Eastbourne, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eli Thomas's Servant, Thomas Gander, born in 1863 in Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England.


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Eli Thomas Silvester's household

Male

Eli Thomas

Silvester

Head
Female

Jane

Silvester

Wife
Male

Harry

Silvester

Son
Female

Jennie

Silvester

Daughter
Male

Percy Eli

Silvester

Son
Male

Thomas

Gander

Servant
First name(s) Eli Thomas
Last name Silvester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Worth, Sussex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli Thomas

Silvester

Head

Married

45

1836

Worth, Sussex, England

Jane

Silvester

Wife

Married

39

1842

East Peckham, Kent, England

Harry

Silvester

Son

Single

11

1870

Peckham, Surrey, England

Jennie

Silvester

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Peckham, Surrey, England

Percy Eli

Silvester

Son

Single

4

1877

Eastbourne, Surrey, England

Thomas

Gander

Servant

Single

18

1863

Herstmonceaux, Sussex, England

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