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Household of Benjamin Ellam (born 1831, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westminster, London,Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin Ellam and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ellam, born in 1831 in Newmarket, Suffolk, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Allice Scott Ellam, born in 1844 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. They had 5 children; Benjamin John (born 1859 in London, Middlesex, England), Ernest E (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England), Julian Allice (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England), Maud (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England) and Francis (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Mary (born 1847 in Leyton, Essex, England), Benjamin's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Servant, Clara (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Amy (born 1864 in Bath, Somerset, England).


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Benjamin Ellam's household

Male

Benjamin

Ellam

Head
Female

Allice Scott

Ellam

Wife
Male

Benjamin John

Ellam

Son
Male

Ernest E

Ellam

Son
Female

Julian Allice

Ellam

Daughter
Female

Maud

Ellam

Daughter
Male

Francis

Ellam

Son
Female

Mary

Hodgson

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Fooke

Servant
Female

Clara

Cleaver

Servant
Female

Amy

Hamblin

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Ellam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Newmarket, Suffolk, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Ellam

Head

Married

50

1831

Newmarket, Suffolk, England

Allice Scott

Ellam

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kettering, Northamptonshire, England

Benjamin John

Ellam

Son

Single

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

Ernest E

Ellam

Son

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Julian Allice

Ellam

Daughter

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Maud

Ellam

Daughter

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

Francis

Ellam

Son

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Hodgson

Servant

Widow

34

1847

Leyton, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Fooke

Servant

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

Clara

Cleaver

Servant

Single

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Hamblin

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bath, Somerset, England

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