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Household of Elijah Francis (born 1851, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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.

Elijah Francis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Francis, born in 1851 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Ellen Francis, born in 1852 in Colchester, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Ellen Elizabeth (born 1876 in Colchester, Essex, England), Mary Ann (born 1877 in Colchester, Essex, England), Katherine Elijah (born 1879 in Colchester, Essex, England) and William Alfred (born 1880 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elijah's Lodger, William Little, born in 1862 in Colchester, Essex, England.


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Elijah Francis's household

Male

Elijah

Francis

Head
Female

Ellen

Francis

Wife
Female

Ellen Elizabeth

Francis

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Francis

Daughter
Female

Katherine Elijah

Francis

Daughter
Male

William Alfred

Francis

Son
Male

William

Little

Lodger
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Francis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Francis

Head

Married

30

1851

Colchester, Essex, England

Ellen

Francis

Wife

Married

29

1852

Colchester, Essex, England

Ellen Elizabeth

Francis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Colchester, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Francis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Colchester, Essex, England

Katherine Elijah

Francis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Colchester, Essex, England

William Alfred

Francis

Son

Single

1

1880

Colchester, Essex, England

William

Little

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Colchester, Essex, England

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