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Household of Thomas Elson (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Elson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Elson, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Elson, born in 1845 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Mary (born 1867 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), James (born 1869 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1871 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Mary A (born 1873 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Matilda (born 1877 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England), Catherine (born 1879 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and John (born 1881 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Elson's household

Male

Thomas

Elson

Head
Female

Mary

Elson

Wife
Female

Mary

Elson

Daughter
Male

James

Elson

Son
Female

Jane

Elson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Elson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Elson

Son
Female

Matilda

Elson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Elson

Daughter
Male

John

Elson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Elson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Elson

Head

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Elson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Mary

Elson

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

James

Elson

Son

Single

12

1869

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Elson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Elson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Elson

Son

Single

6

1875

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Matilda

Elson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Elson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

John

Elson

Son

Single

0

1881

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

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