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Household of William Elsey (born 1842, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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 Elsey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Elsey, born in 1842 in Wymondham, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Elsey, born in 1847 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William Ed (born 1873 in Greenwich, Kent, England), John Ath (born 1875 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Ellen M (born 1877 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Ann Elt (born 1879 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Edward C (born 1881 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, William J (born 1870 in Margate, Kent, England) and William's Nephew, Edward A (born 1872 in Margate, Kent, England).


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William Elsey's household

Male

William

Elsey

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Elsey

Wife
Male

William Ed

Elsey

Son
Male

John Ath

Elsey

Son
Female

Ellen M

Elsey

Daughter
Female

Ann Elt

Elsey

Daughter
Male

Edward C

Elsey

Son
Male

William J

Dufam

Nephew
Male

Edward A

Dufam

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Elsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Elsey

Head

Married

39

1842

Wymondham, Norfolk, England

Mary Ann

Elsey

Wife

Married

34

1847

City of London, Middlesex, England

William Ed

Elsey

Son

Single

8

1873

Greenwich, Kent, England

John Ath

Elsey

Son

Single

6

1875

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ellen M

Elsey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ann Elt

Elsey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edward C

Elsey

Son

Single

0

1881

Greenwich, Kent, England

William J

Dufam

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Margate, Kent, England

Edward A

Dufam

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Margate, Kent, England

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