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Household of John Elson (born 1837, Middlesex)

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 Elson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Elson, born in 1837 in Lincoln, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Elson, born in 1847 in Hampshire, England. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ann E (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas Arthr (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Elson's household

Male

John

Elson

Head
Female

Mary A

Elson

Wife
Male

Robert

Elson

Son
Male

John W

Elson

Son
Female

Ann E

Elson

Daughter
Male

Thomas Arthr

Elson

Son
Male

Frederick

Elson

Son
Male

Albert

Elson

Son
Male

Joseph

Elson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Elson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Elson

Head

Married

44

1837

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Elson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Hampshire, England

Robert

Elson

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John W

Elson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Elson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Arthr

Elson

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Elson

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Albert

Elson

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Elson

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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