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Household of John Elmes (born 1843, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Elmes and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Elmes, born in 1843 in Walthamstow, Essex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elmes, born in 1842 in Lambeth, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Edith L (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Annie E (born 1880 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Sarah H (born 1816 in Hertfordshire, England), John's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), John's Sister In Law, Jane (born 1850 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and John's Lodger, Fredrick C (born 1858 in St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England).


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John Elmes's household

Male

John

Elmes

Head
Female

Sarah

Elmes

Wife
Female

Edith L

Elmes

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Elmes

Daughter
Female

Sarah H

Fitch

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Fitch

Sister In Law
Female

Jane

Sterling

Sister In Law
Male

Fredrick C

Codd

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Elmes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Walthamstow, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Elmes

Head

Married

38

1843

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Sarah

Elmes

Wife

Married

39

1842

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Edith L

Elmes

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Annie E

Elmes

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sarah H

Fitch

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Fitch

Sister In Law

Single

37

1844

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Jane

Sterling

Sister In Law

Widow

31

1850

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Fredrick C

Codd

Lodger

Single

23

1858

St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex, England

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