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Household of John Ellis (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dartford, 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.

John Ellis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ellis, born in 1847 in Ash, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Abigail Ellis, born in 1849 in Ash, Kent, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1869 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), Harry (born 1874 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), Kate (born 1876 in Swanscombe, Kent, England), Amelia (born 1878 in Swanscombe, Kent, England) and Ernest (born 1879 in Swanscombe, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, William Smith, born in 1853 in Maidstone, Kent, England.


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John Ellis's household

Male

John

Ellis

Head
Female

Abigail

Ellis

Wife
Male

George

Ellis

Son
Male

Harry

Ellis

Son
Female

Kate

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Ellis

Son
Male

William

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Ash, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ellis

Head

Married

34

1847

Ash, Kent, England

Abigail

Ellis

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ash, Kent, England

George

Ellis

Son

Single

12

1869

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Harry

Ellis

Son

Single

7

1874

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Kate

Ellis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Amelia

Ellis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Swanscombe, Kent, England

Ernest

Ellis

Son

Single

2

1879

Swanscombe, Kent, England

William

Smith

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Maidstone, Kent, England

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