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Household of John Elwes (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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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 Elwes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Elwes, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Elwes, born in 1838 in England. They had 7 children; Hannah M (born 1861 in England), Eliza Ann (born 1865 in Riccarton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1866 in Riccarton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John W (born 1870 in Riccarton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1872 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Henry T (born 1874 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Frederick R (born 1876 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Annie Partis, born in 1854 in England.


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John Elwes's household

Male

John

Elwes

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Elwes

Wife
Female

Hannah M

Elwes

Daughter
Female

Eliza Ann

Elwes

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Elwes

Daughter
Male

John W

Elwes

Son
Female

Henrietta

Elwes

Daughter
Male

Henry T

Elwes

Son
Male

Frederick R

Elwes

Son
Female

Annie

Partis

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Elwes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Elwes

Head

Married

45

1836

England

Elizabeth S

Elwes

Wife

Married

43

1838

England

Hannah M

Elwes

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Eliza Ann

Elwes

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Riccarton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Elwes

Daughter

-

15

1866

Riccarton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John W

Elwes

Son

-

11

1870

Riccarton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Elwes

Daughter

-

9

1872

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Henry T

Elwes

Son

-

7

1874

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Frederick R

Elwes

Son

-

5

1876

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Annie

Partis

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

27

1854

England

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