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Household of Ellen Ellis (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Ellen Ellis and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Ellis, born in 1844 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; John William (born 1865 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1869 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England) and Walter (born 1873 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Lodger, Sarah Jane Kershaw, born in 1857 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England.


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Ellen Ellis's household

Female

Ellen

Ellis

Head
Male

John William

Ellis

Son
Male

Benjamin

Ellis

Son
Male

Walter

Ellis

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Kershaw

Lodger
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Ellis

Head

Widow

37

1844

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

John William

Ellis

Son

Single

16

1865

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Ellis

Son

Single

12

1869

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Ellis

Son

Single

8

1873

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Kershaw

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

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