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Household of James Ellis (born 1855, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, Sussex, 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.

James Ellis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ellis, born in 1855 in Rye, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Kate Ellis, born in 1855 in Ore, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Alexandra (born 1879 in Hollington, Sussex, England), William (born 1880 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England) and Caroline (born 1881 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Harriet (born 1821 in Westfield, Sussex, England) and James's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Wiltshire, England).


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James Ellis's household

Male

James

Ellis

Head
Female

Kate

Ellis

Wife
Male

Alexandra

Ellis

Son
Male

William

Ellis

Son
Female

Harriet

Giles

Mother In Law
Female

Caroline

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Berrett

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Rye, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ellis

Head

Married

26

1855

Rye, Sussex, England

Kate

Ellis

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ore, Sussex, England

Alexandra

Ellis

Son

Single

2

1879

Hollington, Sussex, England

William

Ellis

Son

Single

1

1880

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Harriet

Giles

Mother In Law

Married

60

1821

Westfield, Sussex, England

Caroline

Ellis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Alice

Berrett

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wiltshire, England

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