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Household of J R Ellis (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

J R Ellis and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of J R Ellis, born in 1843 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. J R was the head of the household, married to Mary Dean Ellis, born in 1848 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Madge (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Ruth (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were J R's Wifes Sister, Eva Jane (born 1857 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), J R's Servant, Charlotte (born 1849 in Bagworth, Leicestershire, England), J R's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), J R's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), J R's Servant, M (born 1861 in Billinge, Lancashire, England) and J R's Servant, Joseph (born 1861 in Beddington, Shropshire, England).


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J R Ellis's household

Male

J R

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary Dean

Ellis

Wife
Female

Mary

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Ellis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Madge

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Eva Jane

Barlow

Wifes Sister
Female

Charlotte

Smith

Servant
Female

Sarah

Martin

Servant
Female

Ann

Fishwick

Servant
Female

M

Gleave

Servant
Male

Joseph

Hulme

Servant
First name(s) J R
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

J R

Ellis

Head

Married

38

1843

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary Dean

Ellis

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ellis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Ellis

Son

Single

8

1873

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Madge

Ellis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Ellis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Eva Jane

Barlow

Wifes Sister

Single

24

1857

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Charlotte

Smith

Servant

Single

32

1849

Bagworth, Leicestershire, England

Sarah

Martin

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Ann

Fishwick

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

M

Gleave

Servant

Single

20

1861

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Hulme

Servant

Single

20

1861

Beddington, Shropshire, England

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