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Household of James W Ellis (born 1819, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 W Ellis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Ellis, born in 1819 in Penzance, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Emma M Ellis, born in 1848 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 3 children; John A (born 1870 in Chatham, Kent, England), Beatrice E (born 1872 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Rose (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Lodger, Eliza W (born 1861 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and James W's Lodger, Horace (born 1843 in Cowden, Kent, England).


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James W Ellis's household

Male

James W

Ellis

Head
Female

Emma M

Ellis

Wife
Male

John A

Ellis

Son
Female

Beatrice E

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Rose

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Eliza W

Harvey

Lodger
Male

Horace

Barton

Lodger
First name(s) James W
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Penzance, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Ellis

Head

Married

62

1819

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Emma M

Ellis

Wife

Married

33

1848

Chatham, Kent, England

John A

Ellis

Son

Single

11

1870

Chatham, Kent, England

Beatrice E

Ellis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chatham, Kent, England

Rose

Ellis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Chatham, Kent, England

Eliza W

Harvey

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Horace

Barton

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Cowden, Kent, England

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