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Household of Thomas Elershaw (born 1833, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, Lancashire, 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.

Thomas Elershaw and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Elershaw, born in 1833 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Elershaw, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charlotte (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), Leonard (born 1875 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Lilly (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Elershaw's household

Male

Thomas

Elershaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Elershaw

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Elershaw

Daughter
Female

Alice

Elershaw

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Elershaw

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Elershaw

Son
Male

Leonard

Elershaw

Son
Male

William

Elershaw

Son
Female

Lilly

Elershaw

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Elershaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Elershaw

Head

Married

48

1833

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Elershaw

Wife

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Elershaw

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Elershaw

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Elershaw

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Elershaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Leonard

Elershaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

William

Elershaw

Son

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Elershaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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