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Household of Miles P Elsby (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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.

Miles P Elsby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Miles P Elsby, born in 1828 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Miles P was the head of the household, married to Mary Elsby, born in 1837 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Fanny (born 1857 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Fredrick J (born 1862 in Bebington, Cheshire, England), Frank H (born 1870 in Bebington, Cheshire, England), Gilbert A (born 1873 in Bebington, Cheshire, England) and May (born 1877 in Bebington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Miles P's Sister, Mary (born 1826 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Miles P's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Willaston, Cheshire, England).


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Miles P Elsby's household

Male

Miles P

Elsby

Head
Female

Mary

Elsby

Wife
Female

Fanny

Elsby

Daughter
Male

Fredrick J

Elsby

Son
Male

Frank H

Elsby

Son
Male

Gilbert A

Elsby

Son
Female

May

Elsby

Daughter
Female

Mary

Elsby

Sister
Female

Mary

Davies

Servant
First name(s) Miles P
Last name Elsby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Miles P

Elsby

Head

Married

53

1828

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Elsby

Wife

Married

44

1837

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Fanny

Elsby

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bury, Lancashire, England

Fredrick J

Elsby

Son

Single

19

1862

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Frank H

Elsby

Son

Single

11

1870

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Gilbert A

Elsby

Son

Single

8

1873

Bebington, Cheshire, England

May

Elsby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bebington, Cheshire, England

Mary

Elsby

Sister

Single

55

1826

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Davies

Servant

Single

15

1866

Willaston, Cheshire, England

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