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Household of William Elms (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, Kent, 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 Elms and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Elms, born in 1847 in Bexley, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elms, born in 1846 in South Molton, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Edith (born 1872 in Bexley, Kent, England), Maud (born 1873 in Bexley, Kent, England), Annie (born 1875 in Bexley, Kent, England), Milly (born 1877 in Bexley, Kent, England) and William Thos Jnr (born 1879 in Bexley, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, George (born 1841 in Bexley, Kent, England), William's Servant, Robert (born 1846 in Bexley, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Luisia (born 1857 in Bexley, Kent, England).


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William Elms's household

Male

William

Elms

Head
Female

Sarah

Elms

Wife
Female

Edith

Elms

Daughter
Female

Maud

Elms

Daughter
Female

Annie

Elms

Daughter
Female

Milly

Elms

Daughter
Male

William Thos Jnr

Elms

Son
Male

George

Haines

Servant
Male

Robert

Stone

Servant
Female

Luisia

Stone

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Elms
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bexley, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Elms

Head

Married

34

1847

Bexley, Kent, England

Sarah

Elms

Wife

Married

35

1846

South Molton, Devon, England

Edith

Elms

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bexley, Kent, England

Maud

Elms

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bexley, Kent, England

Annie

Elms

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bexley, Kent, England

Milly

Elms

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bexley, Kent, England

William Thos Jnr

Elms

Son

Single

2

1879

Bexley, Kent, England

George

Haines

Servant

Married

40

1841

Bexley, Kent, England

Robert

Stone

Servant

Married

35

1846

Bexley, Kent, England

Luisia

Stone

Servant

Married

24

1857

Bexley, Kent, England

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