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Household of Edward Ellis (born 1829, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crediton, Devon, 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.

Edward Ellis and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Ellis, born in 1829 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, consisted of 12 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary E Ellis, born in 1836 in Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Mary E (born 1863 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Edith M (born 1869 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Edward H (born 1871 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), John (born 1873 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Annie B (born 1875 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Frank (born 1877 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England), Myra T (born 1878 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England) and Gertrude P (born 1878 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Governess, Susannah M (born 1859 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England) and Edward's Servant, Ellen (born 1856 in Colebrooke, Devon, England).


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Edward Ellis's household

Male

Edward

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary E

Ellis

Wife
Female

Mary E

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Edward H

Ellis

Son
Male

John

Ellis

Son
Female

Annie B

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Frank

Ellis

Son
Female

Myra T

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Gertrude P

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Susannah M

Coombes

Governess
Female

Ellen

Moore

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Ellis

Head

Married

52

1829

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

Mary E

Ellis

Wife

Married

45

1836

Bishop's Nympton, Devon, England

Mary E

Ellis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Edith M

Ellis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Edward H

Ellis

Son

Single

10

1871

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

John

Ellis

Son

Single

8

1873

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Annie B

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Frank

Ellis

Son

Single

4

1877

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Myra T

Ellis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Gertrude P

Ellis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Morchard Bishop, Devon, England

Susannah M

Coombes

Governess

Single

22

1859

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Ellen

Moore

Servant

Single

25

1856

Colebrooke, Devon, England

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