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Household of Thomas H Elam (born 1813, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, Middlesex, 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 H Elam and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas H Elam, born in 1813 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Thomas H was the head of the household, married to Sophia E Elam, born in 1818 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Sophia E (born 1841 in London, Middlesex, England) and Arthur N (born 1851 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas H's Sister, Frances (born 1827 in London, Middlesex, England), Thomas H's Servant, Arthur (born 1864 in Hargrave, Suffolk, England), Thomas H's Servant, Emily (born 1851 in Newbury, Berkshire, England), Thomas H's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Derby, Derbyshire, England) and Thomas H's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1860 in United States).


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Thomas H Elam's household

Male

Thomas H

Elam

Head
Female

Sophia E

Elam

Wife
Female

Sophia E

Elam

Daughter
Male

Arthur N

Elam

Son
Female

Frances

Risington

Sister
Male

Arthur

Nunn

Servant
Female

Emily

Purvis

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Ward

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) Thomas H
Last name Elam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas H

Elam

Head

Married

68

1813

London, Middlesex, England

Sophia E

Elam

Wife

Married

63

1818

London, Middlesex, England

Sophia E

Elam

Daughter

Single

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur N

Elam

Son

Single

30

1851

London, Middlesex, England

Frances

Risington

Sister

Married

54

1827

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Nunn

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hargrave, Suffolk, England

Emily

Purvis

Servant

Single

30

1851

Newbury, Berkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ward

Servant

Single

25

1856

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Mary Ann

Taylor

Servant

Single

21

1860

United States

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