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Household of James Ellis (born 1832, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ellis, born in 1832 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ellis, born in 1835 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1864 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1869 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Allan (born 1874 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Susan (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Alexander Yeaman, born in 1815 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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James Ellis's household

Male

James

Ellis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Wife
Female

Agnes

Ellis

Daughter
Male

David

Ellis

Son
Male

Allan

Ellis

Son
Female

Susan

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Yeaman

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ellis

Head

Married

49

1832

Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Ellis

Wife

Married

46

1835

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Ellis

Daughter

-

17

1864

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Ellis

Son

-

12

1869

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Allan

Ellis

Son

-

7

1874

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Ellis

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Yeaman

Boarder

Unmarried

66

1815

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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