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Household of Joseph Elson (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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.

Joseph Elson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Elson, born in 1840 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Elson, born in 1846 in Stansfield, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; William W (born 1871 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Charles (born 1872 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Martha A (born 1874 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Rose (born 1877 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Niece, Margaret (born 1867 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Visitor, Susan (born 1837 in Stansfield, Suffolk, England) and Joseph's Visitor, George (born 1880 in Suffolk, England).


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Joseph Elson's household

Male

Joseph

Elson

Head
Female

Martha

Elson

Wife
Male

William W

Elson

Son
Male

Charles

Elson

Son
Female

Martha A

Elson

Daughter
Female

Rose

Elson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Tuppin Or Tupper

Niece
Female

Susan

Partridge

Visitor
Male

George

Partridge

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Elson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Elson

Head

Married

41

1840

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Martha

Elson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stansfield, Suffolk, England

William W

Elson

Son

Single

10

1871

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Charles

Elson

Son

Single

9

1872

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Martha A

Elson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Rose

Elson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Margaret

Tuppin Or Tupper

Niece

Single

14

1867

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Susan

Partridge

Visitor

Married

44

1837

Stansfield, Suffolk, England

George

Partridge

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Suffolk, England

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