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Household of Catherine Ellis (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Catherine Ellis and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Ellis, born in 1826 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; William (born 1863 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1865 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Catherine's Boarder, James Dawson, born in 1851 in Heywood, Cheshire, England.


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Catherine Ellis's household

Female

Catherine

Ellis

Head
Male

William

Ellis

Son
Male

John

Ellis

Son
Male

James

Dawson

Boarder
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Ellis

Head

Widow

55

1826

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

William

Ellis

Son

Single

18

1863

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John

Ellis

Son

Single

16

1865

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

James

Dawson

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Heywood, Cheshire, England

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