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Household of Robert Elson (born 1852, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Guildford, 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.

Robert Elson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Elson, born in 1852 in Godalming, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Elson, born in 1853 in Puttenham, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1875 in Godalming, Surrey, England), Louisa (born 1878 in Godalming, Surrey, England) and Robert (born 1880 in Godalming, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, Charles E (born 1855 in Breadsall, Derbyshire, England) and Robert's Boarder, Thomas W (born 1858 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland).


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Robert Elson's household

Male

Robert

Elson

Head
Female

Alice

Elson

Wife
Female

Alice

Elson

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Elson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Elson

Son
Male

Charles E

Turner

Boarder
Male

Thomas W

Hall

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Elson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Godalming, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Elson

Head

Married

29

1852

Godalming, Surrey, England

Alice

Elson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Puttenham, Surrey, England

Alice

Elson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Godalming, Surrey, England

Louisa

Elson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Godalming, Surrey, England

Robert

Elson

Son

Single

1

1880

Godalming, Surrey, England

Charles E

Turner

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Breadsall, Derbyshire, England

Thomas W

Hall

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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