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Household of John Elshaw (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Elshaw, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elshaw, born in 1844 in Thorne, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Edith Annie (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William Henry (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Elshaw's household

Male

John

Elshaw

Head
Female

Sarah

Elshaw

Wife
Male

Henry

Elshaw

Son
Female

Emily

Elshaw

Daughter
Female

Edith Annie

Elshaw

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Elshaw

Son
Male

Arthur

Elshaw

Son
Male

William Henry

Elshaw

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Elshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Elshaw

Head

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Elshaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Thorne, Lincolnshire, England

Henry

Elshaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Elshaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Edith Annie

Elshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Elshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Elshaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William Henry

Elshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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