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Household of John B Elcomb (born 1846, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

John B Elcomb and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Elcomb, born in 1846 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, consisted of 8 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Mary L Elcomb, born in 1855 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Minnie V (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Wesley J (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Servant, Jane E (born 1865 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), John B's Boarder, Robert (born 1852 in Ireland), John B's Boarder, Mark (born 1861 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England) and John B's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1863 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England).


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John B Elcomb's household

Male

John B

Elcomb

Head
Female

Mary L

Elcomb

Wife
Female

Minnie V

Elcomb

Daughter
Male

Wesley J

Elcomb

Son
Female

Jane E

Reed

Servant
Male

Robert

Barr

Boarder
Male

Mark

Moore

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Lander

Boarder
First name(s) John B
Last name Elcomb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Elcomb

Head

Married

35

1846

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary L

Elcomb

Wife

Married

26

1855

Plymouth, Devon, England

Minnie V

Elcomb

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Wesley J

Elcomb

Son

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane E

Reed

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Robert

Barr

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Ireland

Mark

Moore

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Benjamin

Lander

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

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