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Household of William Elston (born 1847, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Elston, born in 1847 in North Wheatley, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane A Elston, born in 1844 in Nottinghamshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Thomas H (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Eva C (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Amy (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Elston's household

Male

William

Elston

Head
Female

Jane A

Elston

Wife
Male

William

Elston

Son
Male

Thomas H

Elston

Son
Female

Eva C

Elston

Daughter
Male

Charles

Elston

Son
Male

Joseph

Elston

Son
Female

Amy

Elston

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Elston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place North Wheatley, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Elston

Head

Married

34

1847

North Wheatley, Nottinghamshire, England

Jane A

Elston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Nottinghamshire, England

William

Elston

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Elston

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eva C

Elston

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Elston

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Elston

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Elston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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