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Household of John Elshaw (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Elshaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Elshaw, born in 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Elshaw, born in 1838 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder Head, George (born 1853 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Wife Of Boarder, Emma (born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Daughter Of Boarder, Ann Elizabeth (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Son Of Boarder, William Henry (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Daughter Of Boarder, Ada (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Son Of Boarder, George (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Mother, Mary (born 1805 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Elshaw's household

Male

John

Elshaw

Head
Female

Ann

Elshaw

Wife
Male

George

Lowrey

Boarder Head
Female

Emma

Lowrey

Wife Of Boarder
Female

Ann Elizabeth

Lowrey

Daughter Of Boarder
Male

William Henry

Lowrey

Son Of Boarder
Female

Ada

Lowrey

Daughter Of Boarder
Male

George

Lowrey

Son Of Boarder
Female

Mary

Elshaw

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Elshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Elshaw

Head

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Elshaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

George

Lowrey

Boarder Head

Married

28

1853

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Lowrey

Wife Of Boarder

Married

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann Elizabeth

Lowrey

Daughter Of Boarder

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William Henry

Lowrey

Son Of Boarder

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Lowrey

Daughter Of Boarder

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Lowrey

Son Of Boarder

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Elshaw

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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