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Household of Ellen Silk (born 1818, Dublin)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Silk and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Silk, born in 1818 in Dublin, Dublin, consisted of 9 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; John Hny, born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. She had 2 grandchildren; Ellen (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Isabella Jane (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Lodger, Margaret (born 1841 in Ireland), Ellen's Lodger, Margaret (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ellen's Lodger, Ellen (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ellen's Lodger, Rose (born 1840 in Ireland) and Ellen's Lodger, Rose (born 1872 in Stockport, Cheshire, England).


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Ellen Silk's household

Female

Ellen

Silk

Head
Male

John Hny

Silk

Son
Female

Ellen

Booth

Grand Daughter
Female

Isabella Jane

Booth

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Watts

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Watts

Lodger
Male

Ellen

Ward

Lodger
Female

Rose

Rieley

Lodger
Female

Rose

Rieley

Lodger
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Silk
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Silk

Head

Widow

63

1818

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

John Hny

Silk

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Booth

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Isabella Jane

Booth

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Watts

Lodger

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Margaret

Watts

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ward

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rose

Rieley

Lodger

Widow

41

1840

Ireland

Rose

Rieley

Lodger

Single

9

1872

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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