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Household of William Elks (born 1836, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newcastle under Lyme, 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.

William Elks and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Elks, born in 1836 in Wellington, Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Elks, born in 1837 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales. They had 9 children; Mark (born 1858 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), William H (born 1860 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Emily (born 1865 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Charles (born 1869 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England), Albert (born 1877 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England) and Polly (born 1880 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England).


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William Elks's household

Male

William

Elks

Head
Female

Emma

Elks

Wife
Male

Mark

Elks

Son
Male

William H

Elks

Son
Female

Emily

Elks

Daughter
Male

Charles

Elks

Son
Female

Martha

Elks

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Elks

Son
Male

Fred

Elks

Son
Male

Albert

Elks

Son
Female

Polly

Elks

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Elks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Wellington, Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Elks

Head

Married

45

1836

Wellington, Shropshire, England

Emma

Elks

Wife

Married

44

1837

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Mark

Elks

Son

Single

23

1858

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

William H

Elks

Son

Single

21

1860

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Emily

Elks

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Elks

Son

Single

12

1869

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Elks

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Elks

Son

Single

7

1874

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Fred

Elks

Son

Single

6

1875

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Albert

Elks

Son

Single

4

1877

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Polly

Elks

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

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