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Household of John Atwill Ellis (born 1805, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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.

John Atwill Ellis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Atwill Ellis, born in 1805 in Bishopsteignton, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John Atwill was the head of the household, married to Ann Ferris Ellis, born in 1808 in Dawlish, Devon, England. They had 5 children; John Atwill (born 1839 in Devon, England), William (born 1839 in Devon, England), Andrew (born 1842 in Devon, England), Richard (born 1845 in Devon, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Atwill's Daughter In Law, Agnes Mitchell (born 1853 in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland) and John Atwill's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1860 in Okehampton, Devon, England).


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John Atwill Ellis's household

Male

John Atwill

Ellis

Head
Female

Ann Ferris

Ellis

Wife
Male

John Atwill

Ellis

Son
Male

William

Ellis

Son
Male

Andrew

Ellis

Son
Male

Richard

Ellis

Son
Female

Agnes Mitchell

Ellis

Daughter In Law
Female

Annie

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Pike

Servant
First name(s) John Atwill
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Atwill

Ellis

Head

Married

76

1805

Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

Ann Ferris

Ellis

Wife

Married

73

1808

Dawlish, Devon, England

John Atwill

Ellis

Son

Single

42

1839

Devon, England

William

Ellis

Son

Single

42

1839

Devon, England

Andrew

Ellis

Son

Single

39

1842

Devon, England

Richard

Ellis

Son

Married

36

1845

Devon, England

Agnes Mitchell

Ellis

Daughter In Law

Married

28

1853

Arbroath, Angus, Scotland

Annie

Ellis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Devon, England

Mary Jane

Pike

Servant

Single

21

1860

Okehampton, Devon, England

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