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Household of Benjamin Ellis (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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 Ellis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Ellis, born in 1852 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Miriam Ellis, born in 1852 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Phoebe (born 1873 in Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Nathan (born 1878 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Dorah (born 1879 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England) and Jenny (born 1880 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Sister In Law, Sophia (born 1856 in Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Servant, Clara (born 1857 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Fanny (born 1858 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England).


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Benjamin Ellis's household

Male

Benjamin

Ellis

Head
Female

Miriam

Ellis

Wife
Female

Phoebe

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Nathan

Ellis

Son
Female

Dorah

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Jenny

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Sophia

Alexander

Sister In Law
Female

Clara

Wood

Servant
Female

Fanny

Dekins

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Ellis

Head

Married

29

1852

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Miriam

Ellis

Wife

Married

29

1852

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Ellis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Alice

Ellis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Nathan

Ellis

Son

Single

3

1878

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Dorah

Ellis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Jenny

Ellis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Alexander

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Bishopsgate, Middlesex, England

Clara

Wood

Servant

Single

24

1857

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Fanny

Dekins

Servant

Single

23

1858

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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