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Household of Ben Ellem (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Ben Ellem and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ben Ellem, born in 1837 in Lindley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Ben was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ellem, born in 1841 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1867 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England), Joe (born 1869 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1871 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1874 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1877 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England) and George H (born 1880 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ben's Wfe, Elizabeth Ellem, born in 1841 in Lindley, Yorkshire, England.


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Ben Ellem's household

Male

Ben

Ellem

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ellem

Wfe
Female

Sarah

Ellem

Daughter
Male

Joe

Ellem

Son
Male

James

Ellem

Son
Male

William

Ellem

Son
Female

Anne

Ellem

Daughter
Male

George H

Ellem

Son
First name(s) Ben
Last name Ellem
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ben

Ellem

Head

Married

44

1837

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellem

Wfe

Married

40

1841

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ellem

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Ellem

Son

Single

12

1869

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

James

Ellem

Son

Single

10

1871

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

William

Ellem

Son

Single

7

1874

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Ellem

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

George H

Ellem

Son

Single

1

1880

Lindley, Yorkshire, England

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