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Household of Ellen Harper (born 1827, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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.

Ellen Harper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Harper, born in 1827 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Thomas (born 1853 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Eva (born 1859 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Jane M (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Boarder Head, Susan (born 1855 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ellen's Boarder Daughter, Helena (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Ellen's Boarder Daughter, Ellen (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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Ellen Harper's household

Female

Ellen

Harper

Head
Male

Thomas

Diggle

Son
Female

Eva

Diggle

Daughter
Male

John H

Harper

Son
Female

Mary E

Harper

Daughter
Female

Jane M

Harper

Daughter
Female

Susan

Sellers

Boarder Head
Female

Helena

Sellers

Boarder Daughter
Female

Ellen

Sellers

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Harper

Head

Widow

54

1827

London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Diggle

Son

Single

28

1853

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Eva

Diggle

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John H

Harper

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Harper

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane M

Harper

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Susan

Sellers

Boarder Head

Married

26

1855

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Helena

Sellers

Boarder Daughter

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Sellers

Boarder Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

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