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Household of James Ellis (born 1845, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alves, Moray, Scotland

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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 1845 in Alves, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellis, born in 1856 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1879 in Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Martha (born 1862 in Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James's Nephew, Robert (born 1881 in Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), James's Boarder, John (born 1852 in Granton, Elgin or Moray, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Alexander (born 1862 in Cawdor, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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James Ellis's household

Male

James

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary

Ellis

Wife
Male

William

Ellis

Son
Female

Martha

McKenzie

Sister-In-Law
Male

Robert

Cameron

Nephew
Male

John

Fraser

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Fraser

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ellis

Head

Married

36

1845

Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Mary

Ellis

Wife

Married

25

1856

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William

Ellis

Son

-

2

1879

Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Martha

McKenzie

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Robert

Cameron

Nephew

-

0

1881

Alves, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

John

Fraser

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Granton, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Alexander

Fraser

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Cawdor, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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