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Household of Ellis Sankey (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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.

Ellis Sankey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellis Sankey, born in 1851 in Croft, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Ellis was the head of the household, married to Jane Sankey, born in 1851 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellis (born 1875 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1877 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Thomas H (born 1881 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellis's Servant, Mary Collarty, born in 1859 in Ireland.


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Ellis Sankey's household

Male

Ellis

Sankey

Head
Female

Jane

Sankey

Wife
Male

Ellis

Sankey

Son
Male

Alfred

Sankey

Son
Male

Thomas H

Sankey

Son
Female

Mary

Collarty

Servant
First name(s) Ellis
Last name Sankey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Croft, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellis

Sankey

Head

Married

30

1851

Croft, Lancashire, England

Jane

Sankey

Wife

Married

30

1851

Lancashire, England

Ellis

Sankey

Son

Single

6

1875

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Sankey

Son

Single

4

1877

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Thomas H

Sankey

Son

Single

0

1881

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mary

Collarty

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ireland

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