Samuel Jelf in Worcestershire in the 1881 Census

Details of Samuel Jelf of General Shop (Wants Green), Martley, Worcestershire, England

First name(s): Samuel
Last name: Jelf
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Birth year: 1835
Occupation: Farmer Of 28 Acres & Shopkeeper
Birth town: Wichenford
Birth county: Worcestershire
Birth place: England
Street: General Shop (Wants Green)
Town: —
Parish: Martley
County: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Martley

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Esther	Last name Jelf	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 40	Birth year 1841	Occupation Farmers Wife	Birth place Martley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Samuel	Last name Jelf	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Warwickshire, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Jelf	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Farmers Daughter	Birth place Wichenford, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Esther	Last name Jelf	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Wichenford, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Jelf	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Wichenford, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Jelf	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Wichenford, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) George	Last name Jelf	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Wichenford, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) James	Last name Jelf	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Wichenford, Worcestershire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Jelf family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Samuel Jelf and 8 other people

Jelf family summary

NAME: Samuel Jelf
BORN: 1835
BIRTH COUNTY: Worcestershire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Martley, Worcestershire, England