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Household of George Ellison (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

George Ellison and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Ellison, born in 1838 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellison, born in 1836 in Astley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Jane A (born 1872 in Astley, Lancashire, England), George (born 1875 in Astley, Lancashire, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Astley, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Astley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Boarder, John (born 1865 in West Leigh, Lancashire, England) and George's Lodger, Joseph (born 1845 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).


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George Ellison's household

Male

George

Ellison

Head
Female

Sarah

Ellison

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ellison

Son
Female

Jane A

Ellison

Daughter
Male

George

Ellison

Son
Male

Frederick

Ellison

Son
Male

Robert

Ellison

Son
Male

John

Gorst

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Riding

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Ellison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Ellison

Head

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ellison

Wife

Married

45

1836

Astley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ellison

Son

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane A

Ellison

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Astley, Lancashire, England

George

Ellison

Son

Single

6

1875

Astley, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Ellison

Son

Single

4

1877

Astley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Ellison

Son

Single

2

1879

Astley, Lancashire, England

John

Gorst

Boarder

Single

16

1865

West Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Riding

Lodger

Single

36

1845

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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