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Household of James Ellis (born 1842, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ellis, born in 1842 in Bolney, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellis, born in 1845 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1866 in Slaugham, Sussex, England), George (born 1871 in Portslade, Sussex, England), James (born 1872 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England) and Frederic (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nurse Child, John (born 1879 in Patcham, Sussex, England) and James's Lodger, Stephen (born 1857 in Burgess Hill, Sussex, England).


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James Ellis's household

Male

James

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary

Ellis

Wife
Male

Harry

Ellis

Son
Male

George

Ellis

Son
Male

James

Ellis

Son
Male

Frederic

Ellis

Son
Male

John

Stevens

Nurse Child
Male

Stephen

Clare

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bolney, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ellis

Head

Married

39

1842

Bolney, Sussex, England

Mary

Ellis

Wife

Married

36

1845

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harry

Ellis

Son

Single

15

1866

Slaugham, Sussex, England

George

Ellis

Son

Single

10

1871

Portslade, Sussex, England

James

Ellis

Son

Single

9

1872

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Frederic

Ellis

Son

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

John

Stevens

Nurse Child

Single

2

1879

Patcham, Sussex, England

Stephen

Clare

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Burgess Hill, Sussex, England

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