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Household of Elijah Wager (born 1840, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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.

Elijah Wager and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Wager, born in 1840 in Maldon, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Wager, born in 1847 in Sheerness, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Sarah A (born 1872 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Alice (born 1874 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Emily (born 1878 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Jane S (born 1880 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elijah's Lodger, Thomas Edwards, born in 1851 in Kent, England.


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Elijah Wager's household

Male

Elijah

Wager

Head
Female

Phoebe

Wager

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Wager

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wager

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wager

Daughter
Female

Jane S

Wager

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Lodger
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Wager
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Maldon, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Wager

Head

Married

41

1840

Maldon, Essex, England

Phoebe

Wager

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheerness, Kent, England

Sarah A

Wager

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alice

Wager

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheerness, Kent, England

Emily

Wager

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheerness, Kent, England

Jane S

Wager

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheerness, Kent, England

Thomas

Edwards

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Kent, England

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