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Household of Eli Why (born 1845, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Why and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Why, born in 1845 in Sutton, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Mary A Why, born in 1852 in Dorking, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; John W (born 1871 in Staines, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1876 in Teddington, Middlesex, England) and Mary A B (born 1879 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Eli's Brother, Thomas (born 1855 in Dorking, Surrey, England), Eli's Sister, Anna (born 1859 in York, Yorkshire, England), Eli's Niece, Mary J (born 1881 in Battersea, Surrey, England) and Eli's Niece, Annie E (born 1874 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England).
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Eli Why's household
Eli
Why
Head
Mary A
Why
Wife
Thomas
Overton
Brother
Anna
Overton
Sister
John W
Bond
Son
Jane
Why
Daughter
Mary A B
Why
Daughter
Mary J
Overton
Niece
Annie E
Why
Niece
| First name(s) | Eli |
| Last name | Why |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Sutton, Surrey, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eli | Why | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Sutton, Surrey, England | |
Mary A | Why | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Dorking, Surrey, England | |
Thomas | Overton | Brother | Married | 26 | 1855 | Dorking, Surrey, England | |
Anna | Overton | Sister | Married | 22 | 1859 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
John W | Bond | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Staines, Middlesex, England | |
Jane | Why | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Teddington, Middlesex, England | |
Mary A B | Why | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Battersea, Surrey, England | |
Mary J | Overton | Niece | Single | 0 | 1881 | Battersea, Surrey, England | |
Annie E | Why | Niece | Single | 7 | 1874 | Wimbledon, Surrey, England |
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