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Household of Henry Elkington (born 1840, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Henry Elkington and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Elkington, born in 1840 in Welbourn, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Elkington, born in 1842 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Lilly (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Polly (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Edward Stokes, born in 1863 in Middlesex, England.


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Henry Elkington's household

Male

Henry

Elkington

Head
Female

Mary

Elkington

Wife
Female

Lilly

Elkington

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Elkington

Daughter
Female

Annie

Elkington

Daughter
Female

Emma

Elkington

Daughter
Female

Polly

Elkington

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Elkington

Daughter
Male

Edward

Stokes

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Elkington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Elkington

Head

Married

41

1840

Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Elkington

Wife

Married

39

1842

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Elkington

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Elkington

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Elkington

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Elkington

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Elkington

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Elkington

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Stokes

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Middlesex, England

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