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Household of Ellen Betts (born 1839, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.

Ellen Betts and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Betts, born in 1839 in Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Josiah (born 1861 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Charles H (born 1863 in -), Lucy Ann (born 1866 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Thomas (born 1870 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Percival (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Edith E (born 1876 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Boarder, Helen (born 1853 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England) and Ellen's Lodger, Henry Geo (born 1862 in Longford, Gloucestershire, England).


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Ellen Betts's household

Female

Ellen

Betts

Head
Male

Josiah

Betts

Son
Male

Charles H

Betts

Son
Female

Lucy Ann

Betts

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Betts

Son
Male

Percival

Betts

Son
Female

Edith E

Betts

Daughter
Female

Helen

Dabbs

Boarder
Male

Henry Geo

Sissons

Lodger
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Betts
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Betts

Head

Widow

42

1839

Shropshire, England

Josiah

Betts

Son

Single

20

1861

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Charles H

Betts

Son

Single

18

1863

-

Lucy Ann

Betts

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Thomas

Betts

Son

Single

11

1870

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Percival

Betts

Son

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Edith E

Betts

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Helen

Dabbs

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Henry Geo

Sissons

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Longford, Gloucestershire, England

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