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Household of James Elwell (born 1831, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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.

James Elwell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Elwell, born in 1831 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Elwell, born in 1834 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1853 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Alfred (born 1857 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Edward (born 1860 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Elijah (born 1863 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Isaiah (born 1865 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Lizzie (born 1870 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).


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James Elwell's household

Male

James

Elwell

Head
Female

Ann

Elwell

Wife
Female

Sarah

Elwell

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Elwell

Son
Male

Edward

Elwell

Son
Male

Thomas

Elwell

Son
Male

Elijah

Elwell

Son
Male

Isaiah

Elwell

Son
Female

Lizzie

Elwell

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Elwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Elwell

Head

Married

50

1831

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Elwell

Wife

Married

47

1834

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Elwell

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Elwell

Son

Single

24

1857

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Elwell

Son

Single

21

1860

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Elwell

Son

Single

19

1862

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Elijah

Elwell

Son

Single

18

1863

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Isaiah

Elwell

Son

Single

16

1865

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Lizzie

Elwell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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