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Household of James Elwiss (born 1827, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding),Nottinghamshire, 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 Elwiss and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Elwiss, born in 1827 in Finningley, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Matilda Elwiss, born in 1837 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1856 in Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England), John (born 1858 in Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England), Mary A (born 1862 in Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England), Arthur (born 1864 in Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England), Frank (born 1867 in Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England) and Alice (born 1870 in Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England).


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James Elwiss's household

Male

James

Elwiss

Head
Female

Matilda

Elwiss

Wife
Male

William

Elwiss

Son
Male

John

Elwiss

Son
Female

Mary A

Elwiss

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Elwiss

Son
Male

Frank

Elwiss

Son
Female

Alice

Elwiss

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Elwiss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Elwiss

Head

Married

54

1827

Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England

Matilda

Elwiss

Wife

Married

44

1837

London, Middlesex, England

William

Elwiss

Son

Single

25

1856

Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England

John

Elwiss

Son

Single

23

1858

Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary A

Elwiss

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England

Arthur

Elwiss

Son

Single

17

1864

Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England

Frank

Elwiss

Son

Single

14

1867

Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England

Alice

Elwiss

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Finningley, Nottinghamshire, England

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