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Household of Jonathan Elwell (born 1811, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.

Jonathan Elwell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Elwell, born in 1811 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, married to Isabella Elwell, born in 1809 in Scotland. They had 2 grandchildren; Lucy Ellen M (born 1862 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England) and Florence H M (born 1866 in Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jonathan's Brother, Richard (born 1798 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Jonathan's Sister, Catherine (born 1804 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Jonathan's Boarder, Rosalia (born 1819 in London, Middlesex, England) and Jonathan's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Burrington, Somerset, England).


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Jonathan Elwell's household

Male

Jonathan

Elwell

Head
Female

Isabella

Elwell

Wife
Male

Richard

Elwell

Brother
Female

Catherine

Elwell

Sister
Female

Lucy Ellen M

Elwell

Grand Daughter
Female

Florence H M

Elwell

Grand Daughter
Female

Rosalia

Lanza

Boarder
Female

Jane

Gilling

Servant
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Elwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Elwell

Head

Married

70

1811

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Isabella

Elwell

Wife

Married

72

1809

Scotland

Richard

Elwell

Brother

Single

83

1798

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Elwell

Sister

Single

77

1804

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Lucy Ellen M

Elwell

Grand Daughter

Single

19

1862

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Florence H M

Elwell

Grand Daughter

Single

15

1866

Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England

Rosalia

Lanza

Boarder

Single

62

1819

London, Middlesex, England

Jane

Gilling

Servant

Single

20

1861

Burrington, Somerset, England

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