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Household of Edward Ellis (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Ellis, born in 1838 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ellis, born in 1841 in Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Isaac (born 1803 in Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England) and Edward's Boarder, David (born 1859 in Scotland).


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Edward Ellis's household

Male

Edward

Ellis

Head
Female

Ellen

Ellis

Wife
Male

Edward

Ellis

Son
Male

Samuel

Ellis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Rigby

Boarder
Male

David

Mc Clue

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Ellis

Head

Married

43

1838

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Ellis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England

Edward

Ellis

Son

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Ellis

Son

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Isaac

Rigby

Boarder

-

78

1803

Warrington, Buckinghamshire, England

David

Mc Clue

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Scotland

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