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Household of Ellen Skewis (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 Skewis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Skewis, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; William (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Amelia (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1872 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Boarder, Wallace (born 1853 in -), Ellen's Boarder, Elijah (born 1860 in -), Ellen's Visitor, William (born 1844 in -), Ellen's -, Margaret (born 1853 in England) and Ellen's -, John W (born 1874 in -).


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Ellen Skewis's household

Female

Ellen

Skewis

Head
Male

William

Skewis

Son
Female

Amelia

Skewis

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Skewis

Daughter
Male

Wallace

Rosser

Boarder
Male

Elijah

Parsons

Boarder
Male

William

Thompson

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Thompson

-
Male

John W

Thompson

-
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Skewis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Skewis

Head

Widow

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Skewis

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Amelia

Skewis

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Skewis

Daughter

-

9

1872

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Wallace

Rosser

Boarder

Married

28

1853

-

Elijah

Parsons

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

-

William

Thompson

Visitor

Married

37

1844

-

Margaret

Thompson

-

Married

28

1853

England

John W

Thompson

-

-

7

1874

-

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