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Household of John C Elmes (born 1827, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wimborne, Dorset, 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.

John C Elmes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John C Elmes, born in 1827 in Wareham, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. John C was the head of the household, married to Matilda J Elmes, born in 1830 in Wimborne, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Emma A (born 1857 in Wareham, Dorset, England), Clifford (born 1862 in Wimborne, Dorset, England), Matilda (born 1864 in Wimborne, Dorset, England) and Alfred J (born 1866 in Wimborne, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John C's Sister, Emma A (born 1828 in Wimborne, Dorset, England) and John C's Niece, Emma M (born 1854 in Australia).


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John C Elmes's household

Male

John C

Elmes

Head
Female

Matilda J

Elmes

Wife
Female

Emma A

Elmes

Daughter
Male

Clifford

Elmes

Son
Female

Matilda

Elmes

Daughter
Male

Alfred J

Elmes

Son
Female

Emma A

Elmes

Sister
Female

Emma M

Hayles

Niece
First name(s) John C
Last name Elmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Wareham, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John C

Elmes

Head

Married

54

1827

Wareham, Dorset, England

Matilda J

Elmes

Wife

Married

51

1830

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Emma A

Elmes

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Wareham, Dorset, England

Clifford

Elmes

Son

Single

19

1862

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Matilda

Elmes

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Alfred J

Elmes

Son

Single

15

1866

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Emma A

Elmes

Sister

Married

53

1828

Wimborne, Dorset, England

Emma M

Hayles

Niece

Single

27

1854

Australia

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