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Household of Richard Elwess (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Richard Elwess and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Elwess, born in 1848 in Balby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Clara B Elwess, born in 1858 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1869 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and Annie (born 1880 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, E (born 1855 in Springthorpe, Lincolnshire, England), Richard's Servant, C (born 1867 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) and Richard's Servant, J (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Elwess's household

Male

Richard

Elwess

Head
Female

Clara B

Elwess

Wife
Male

George

Elwess

Son
Female

Annie

Elwess

Daughter
Female

E

Strawson

Servant
Female

C

Raper

Servant
Male

J

Middleton

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Elwess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Balby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Elwess

Head

Married

33

1848

Balby, Yorkshire, England

Clara B

Elwess

Wife

Married

23

1858

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

George

Elwess

Son

Single

12

1869

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Elwess

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

E

Strawson

Servant

Single

26

1855

Springthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

C

Raper

Servant

Single

14

1867

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

J

Middleton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

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