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Household of George Ellis (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

George Ellis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Ellis, born in 1837 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Ellis, born in 1832 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1865 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1872 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England), Joe (born 1877 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1879 in Normanton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Step Son, James Thackeray, born in 1862 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.


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George Ellis's household

Male

George

Ellis

Head
Female

Jane

Ellis

Wife
Male

James

Thackeray

Step Son
Male

Charles

Ellis

Son
Female

Martha

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Joe

Ellis

Son
Female

Jane

Ellis

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Ellis

Head

Married

44

1837

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Ellis

Wife

Married

49

1832

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

James

Thackeray

Step Son

Single

19

1862

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Ellis

Son

Single

16

1865

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Ellis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Ellis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Ellis

Son

Single

4

1877

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Ellis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Normanton, Yorkshire, England

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