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Household of James Ellison (born 1846, 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.

James Ellison and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ellison, born in 1846 in Ince, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellison, born in 1843 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Ince, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1871 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1879 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father In Law, Thomas Alker, born in 1801 in Worthington, Lancashire, England.


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James Ellison's household

Male

James

Ellison

Head
Female

Mary

Ellison

Wife
Male

James

Ellison

Son
Male

John

Ellison

Son
Female

Margaret A

Ellison

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ellison

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ellison

Daughter
Female

Esther

Ellison

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ellison

Son
Male

Thomas

Alker

Father In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ellison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ince, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ellison

Head

Married

35

1846

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ellison

Wife

Married

38

1843

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

James

Ellison

Son

Single

16

1865

Ince, Lancashire, England

John

Ellison

Son

Single

12

1869

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Ellison

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ellison

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ellison

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Esther

Ellison

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ellison

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Alker

Father In Law

Widower

80

1801

Worthington, Lancashire, England

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