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Household of Elijah Ellis (born 1850, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Elijah Ellis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Ellis, born in 1850 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Elijah was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; James (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elijah's Boarder, Hannah (born 1824 in Lancashire, England), Elijah's Boarder, James (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Elijah's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Elijah Ellis's household

Male

Elijah

Ellis

Head
Male

James

Billington

Son
Female

Mary

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Billington

Boarder
Male

James

Billington

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Mc Glynn

Boarder
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Ellis

Head

Widower

31

1850

Chester, Cheshire, England

James

Billington

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ellis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Billington

Boarder

Single

57

1824

Lancashire, England

James

Billington

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Mc Glynn

Boarder

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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