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Household of Alexander Ellis (born 1824, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Alexander Ellis and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ellis, born in 1824 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza C Ellis, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Fletcher A, born 1863 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Adopted Son, William Howard, born in 1866 in -.


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Alexander Ellis's household

Male

Alexander

Ellis

Head
Female

Eliza C

Ellis

Wife
Male

Fletcher A

Ellis

Son
Male

William

Howard

Adopted Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ellis

Head

Married

57

1824

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza C

Ellis

Wife

-

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Fletcher A

Ellis

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Howard

Adopted Son

-

15

1866

-

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