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Household of William Elson (born 1824, Cheshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Elson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Elson, born in 1824 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Elson, born in 1827 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Willie (born 1860 in United States), Martha (born 1862 in United States) and Arthur (born 1869 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Mary A (born 1847 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), William's Visitor, Joseph R (born 1873 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), William's Visitor, Nellie (born 1875 in Cheshire, England) and William's Visitor, Gertrude (born 1878 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
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William Elson's household
William
Elson
Head
Martha
Elson
Wife
Willie
Elson
Son
Martha
Elson
Daughter
Arthur
Elson
Son
Mary A
Sugden
Visitor
Joseph R
Sugden
Visitor
Nellie
Sugden
Visitor
Gertrude
Sugden
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Elson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Cheshire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Elson | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Cheshire, England | |
Martha | Elson | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Willie | Elson | Son | Single | 21 | 1860 | United States | |
Martha | Elson | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | United States | |
Arthur | Elson | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Mary A | Sugden | Visitor | Married | 34 | 1847 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph R | Sugden | Visitor | Single | 8 | 1873 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England | |
Nellie | Sugden | Visitor | Single | 6 | 1875 | Cheshire, England | |
Gertrude | Sugden | Visitor | Single | 3 | 1878 | Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England |
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