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Household of William Elston (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, Devon, 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 Elston and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Elston, born in 1825 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Elston, born in 1838 in Lapford, Devon, England. They had 9 children; Henry (born 1861 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Mary Anna (born 1867 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Selina (born 1869 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Ruth (born 1872 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Sarah Ann (born 1874 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Anna (born 1877 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England).


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William Elston's household

Male

William

Elston

Head
Female

Mary

Elston

Wife
Male

Henry

Elston

Son
Female

Mary Anna

Elston

Daughter
Female

Selina

Elston

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Elston

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Elston

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Elston

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Elston

Son
Female

Anna

Elston

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Elston

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Elston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Elston

Head

Married

56

1825

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Mary

Elston

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lapford, Devon, England

Henry

Elston

Son

Single

20

1861

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Mary Anna

Elston

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Selina

Elston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Ellen

Elston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Ruth

Elston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Elston

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Ernest

Elston

Son

Single

6

1875

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Anna

Elston

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Thomas

Elston

Son

Single

2

1879

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

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