1851 census
shed 49 Middle St Driffield 
James      Elgey     age 35  Head    Druggist     born Holme
Ann        Elgey     age 30  Wife                 born Hull
John thornehill Elgey     2  son                  Driffield
Mary       Thornhill     25  visiter unmarried    Hull
Reubin Shepperson        18  apprentice

1861 census
Source          RG9/3608 folio4 enu1, Gt Driffield
                North side of Market Place

James           Elgey  age 45  Head   Druggist     born Wetwang
Ann             Elgey  age 40  wife                Kingston upon Hull
John thornhill  Elgey  age 12  son    scholar      Gt. Driffield
Charles arthur  Elgey  age  4  son    scholar      Gt. Driffield
Harry           Elgey  age  2  son    scolar       Gt  Driffield

William    Southwick   age 20 apprentice           Gt. Driffield
Henry      Scaif       age 19 apprentice           Pocklington
George     Calvert     age 17 apprentice           Howden
Alice      Walker      age 17 housemaid            Gt. Driffield
Mary       Wharram     age 13 nurse maid           Fridaythorpe

1881 Cencus
Place      Chemist 27-28 Market Place Driffield
James      Elgey    age 65, Head,   born Wetwang
Ann E.     Elgey    age 63, Wife,   born Gt Driffield   (2nd wife)
James W.   Elgey    age 26, son     born Gt Driffield
Mary E.    Elgey    age 16, dau     born Gt Driffield

1891 cencus
Place      28 Market place, Driffield
James      Elgey    age 75 Widower
James Wm.  Elgey    age 36 son
Mary Eliz  Elgey    age 35 son's wife
William J. Elgey    age  5 grandson
Edith Mary Elgey    age  3 grand daughter