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Household of Thomas Elvins (born 1841, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, 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 Elvins and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Elvins, born in 1841 in Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elvins, born in 1843 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Thomas Francis (born 1872 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Ralph Sedgley (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), George (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Helen (born 1877 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England), Frederick Charles (born 1879 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England) and May (born 1881 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Eliza (born 1846 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England), Thomas's Servant, Susan (born 1841 in Somerset, England) and Thomas's Servant, Martha (born 1863 in East Beach, Gloucestershire, England).


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Thomas Elvins's household

Male

Thomas

Elvins

Head
Female

Sarah

Elvins

Wife
Male

Thomas Francis

Elvins

Son
Male

Ralph Sedgley

Elvins

Son
Male

George

Elvins

Son
Female

Helen

Elvins

Daughter
Male

Frederick Charles

Elvins

Son
Female

May

Elvins

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Severn

Visitor
Female

Susan

Cooksley

Servant
Female

Martha

Parker

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Elvins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Elvins

Head

Married

40

1841

Cornwall, England

Sarah

Elvins

Wife

Married

38

1843

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Thomas Francis

Elvins

Son

Single

9

1872

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ralph Sedgley

Elvins

Son

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George

Elvins

Son

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Helen

Elvins

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Frederick Charles

Elvins

Son

Single

2

1879

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

May

Elvins

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Severn

Visitor

Single

35

1846

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Susan

Cooksley

Servant

Single

40

1841

Somerset, England

Martha

Parker

Servant

Single

18

1863

East Beach, Gloucestershire, England

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