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Household of Alfred Ellis (born 1828, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, Lancashire, 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.

Alfred Ellis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Ellis, born in 1828 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Catherine Ellison, born in 1827 in Wheelton, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Lucy (born 1855 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1857 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Cecily (born 1859 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Ralph (born 1862 in Chadderton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1867 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Timothy (born 1872 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Visitor, Richard Ellison, born in 1815 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.


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Alfred Ellis's household

Male

Alfred

Ellis

Head
Female

Catherine

Ellison

Wife
Female

Lucy

Ellison

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Ellison

Daughter
Female

Cecily

Ellison

Daughter
Male

Ralph

Ellison

Son
Female

Mary

Ellison

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Ellison

Son
Male

Timothy

Ellison

Son
Male

Richard

Ellison

Visitor
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Ellis

Head

Married

53

1828

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Ellison

Wife

Married

54

1827

Wheelton, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Ellison

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Ellison

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Cecily

Ellison

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Ellison

Son

Single

19

1862

Chadderton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ellison

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Ellison

Son

Single

14

1867

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Timothy

Ellison

Son

Single

9

1872

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ellison

Visitor

-

66

1815

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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