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Household of John P Elms (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 P Elms and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John P Elms, born in 1842 in Teignmouth, Devon, consisted of 13 members. John P was the head of the household, married to Ellen Elms, born in 1844 in Dawlish, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Francis (born 1866 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Eva (born 1869 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Jessie (born 1871 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Louisa (born 1875 in Teignmouth, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John P's Mother, Harriet (born 1811 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), John P's Servant, Ellen J (born 1861 in Dawlish, Devon, England), John P's Lodger, Jemima H (born 1834 in East Indies) and John P's Lodger, Lucy (born 1844 in Barnstaple, Devon, England).


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John P Elms's household

Male

John P

Elms

Head
Female

Ellen

Elms

Wife
Male

Francis

Elms

Son
Female

Eva

Elms

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Elms

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Elms

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Elms

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Elms

Daughter
Female

Edith

Elms

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Elms

Mother
Female

Ellen J

Dunn

Servant
Female

Jemima H

Moore

Lodger
Female

Lucy

Moxon

Lodger
First name(s) John P
Last name Elms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Teignmouth, Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John P

Elms

Head

Married

39

1842

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Elms

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dawlish, Devon, England

Francis

Elms

Son

Single

15

1866

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Eva

Elms

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Jessie

Elms

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Harriet

Elms

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Louisa

Elms

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Elms

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Plymouth, Devon, England

Edith

Elms

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Harriet

Elms

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Ellen J

Dunn

Servant

Single

20

1861

Dawlish, Devon, England

Jemima H

Moore

Lodger

Single

47

1834

East Indies

Lucy

Moxon

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Barnstaple, Devon, England

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