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Household of William Elsdon (born 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 Elsdon and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Elsdon, born in 1832 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Jane Elsdon, born in 1839 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ada Pekham (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England), Lloyd Gladstone (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), Leonard Armstrong (born 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Duncan Geo (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Frederick (born 1844 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Millie (born 1852 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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William Elsdon's household

Male

William

Elsdon

Head
Female

Isabella Jane

Elsdon

Wife
Male

William

Elsdon

Son
Female

Ada Pekham

Elsdon

Daughter
Male

Lloyd Gladstone

Elsdon

Son
Male

Leonard Armstrong

Elsdon

Son
Male

James

Elsdon

Son
Male

Duncan Geo

Elsdon

Son
Male

Frederick

Hall

Lodger
Female

Millie

Hall

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Elsdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Elsdon

Head

Married

49

1832

South Shields, Durham, England

Isabella Jane

Elsdon

Wife

Married

42

1839

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Elsdon

Son

Single

22

1859

South Shields, Durham, England

Ada Pekham

Elsdon

Daughter

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

Lloyd Gladstone

Elsdon

Son

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Leonard Armstrong

Elsdon

Son

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Elsdon

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Duncan Geo

Elsdon

Son

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Frederick

Hall

Lodger

-

37

1844

City of London, Middlesex, England

Millie

Hall

Lodger

-

29

1852

City of London, Middlesex, England

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