Extract from the 1861 England Census:
Name: Elijah Bridges
Age: 9/12
Estimated birth year: 1860
Birthplace: Hoxne, Suffolk, England
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Elijah and Mary Bridges, ages 38 and 42
Address: Church Street
Civil parish: Hoxne
Ecclesiastical parish: Norwich
Town: Hoxne
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Rgistration district: Hoxne
Sub-registration district: Stradbroke
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 5
Father's birthplace: Hoxne, Suffolk
Mother's birthplace: Eye, Suffolk
Father's occupation: agricultural laborer
Siblings living at home: Jane (age 15), William (11), David (9), Sarah (5), and Easey (4)

Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Eliah Bridges
Age at last birthday: 38
Date of birth: Jul 1861 [sic]
Birthplace: England
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: head
Home in 1900: Gladstone, Delta, Michigan
Address: Wisconsin Avenue
Marital status: married
Number of years of marriage: 17
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: England
Mother's birthplace: England
Year of immigration: 1888
Number of years in the United States: 12
Naturalization: pending
Farm or home: home
Home owned or rented: rented
Occupation: woods man
Months not employed: 0
Census place: Gladstone, Delta, Michigan; Roll: T623 708; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 46
Date: 11 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Elijah Bridges
Age in 1910: 49
Estimated birth year: 1861
Birthplace: England
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: head
Home in 1910: Chilgren, Beltrami, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Number of years of present marriage: 27
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: England
Mother's birthplace: England
Year of immigration: 1887
Whether naturalized or alien: naturalized
Farm or house: farm
Home owned or rented: owned; has mortgage
Occupation: farmer
Type of industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: employer
Census place: Chilgren, Beltrami, Minnesota; Roll: T624_690; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 310
Date: 15 Apt 1910

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Eliah Bridges
Age: 59
Estimated birth year: 1861
Birthplace: England
Native tongue: English
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: head
Home in 1920: Chilgren, Beltrami, Minnesota
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: England
Father's native tongue: English
Mother's birthplace: England
Mother's native tongue: English
Year of immigration: 1888
Naturalized or alien: naturalized in 1906
Home owned or rented: owned; has mortgage
Occupation: farmer
Type of industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Chilgren, Beltrami, Minnesota; Roll: T625_823; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 154
Date: 2 Mar 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Elijah Bridges
Age: 69
Estimated birth year: 1861
Birthplace: England
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Cloverdale, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 22
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Fathers' birthplace: England
Mothers' birthplace: England
Year of immigration: 1889; naturalized
Military service: no
Rent/home value: rents; $5
Owned a radio: no
Occupation: laborer
Industry: forest products
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Cloverdale, Lake of the Woods, Minnesota; Roll: 1105; Page: ; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 37.0
Date: 21 Apr 1930

He married Eliza Rouse 25 Mar 1883 in Brockdish, Norfolk County, England.