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Household of Thomas Elson (born 1846, Nottinghamshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.
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 1846 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Elson, born in 1851 in Derbyshire, England. They had 6 children; Edith (born 1871 in Derbyshire, England), John Wm (born 1874 in York, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in York, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1822 in Derbyshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1817 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
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Thomas Elson's household
Thomas
Elson
Head
Mary A
Elson
Wife
Edith
Elson
Daughter
John Wm
Elson
Son
Emma
Elson
Daughter
Joseph
Elson
Son
George
Elson
Son
Arthur
Elson
Son
Elizabeth
Slater
Mother In Law
James
Yates
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Elson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Elson | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | |
Mary A | Elson | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Derbyshire, England | |
Edith | Elson | Daughter | Single | 10 | 1871 | Derbyshire, England | |
John Wm | Elson | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Emma | Elson | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Joseph | Elson | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
George | Elson | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | York, Yorkshire, England | |
Arthur | Elson | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | - | |
Elizabeth | Slater | Mother In Law | Widow | 59 | 1822 | Derbyshire, England | |
James | Yates | Lodger | Widower | 64 | 1817 | Stafford, Staffordshire, England |
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