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Household of John Elves (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Elves and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Elves, born in 1834 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Jane H (born 1859 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Eliza A (born 1860 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and John J (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Servant, Frederick (born 1861 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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John Elves's household

Male

John

Elves

Head
Female

Jane H

Elves

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Elves

Daughter
Male

John J

Elves

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Servant
Male

Frederick

Woolf

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Elves
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Elves

Head

Widower

47

1834

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane H

Elves

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza A

Elves

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

John J

Elves

Son

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Jane

Smith

Servant

Single

22

1859

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Frederick

Woolf

Servant

Single

20

1861

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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