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Household of John Ellis (born 1853, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 Ellis and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ellis, born in 1853 in Poughill, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Leah Ellis, born in 1852 in Washford Pyne, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Rose R (born 1875 in Washford Pyne, Devon, England), Lillian M (born 1878 in Paignton, Devon, England) and John W (born 1880 in Paignton, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary A (born 1827 in Washford Pyne, Devon, England), John's Sister In Law, Bessie (born 1865 in Washford Pyne, Devon, England), John's Brother In Law, Sidney J (born 1867 in Washford Pyne, Devon, England) and John's Lodger, Herbert (born 1861 in Buckfastleigh, Devon, England).


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John Ellis's household

Male

John

Ellis

Head
Female

Leah

Ellis

Wife
Female

Rose R

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Lillian M

Ellis

Daughter
Male

John W

Ellis

Son
Female

Mary A

Vinicombe

Mother In Law
Female

Bessie

Vinicombe

Sister In Law
Male

Sidney J

Vinicombe

Brother In Law
Male

Herbert

Burrows

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Poughill, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ellis

Head

Married

28

1853

Poughill, Devon, England

Leah

Ellis

Wife

Married

29

1852

Washford Pyne, Devon, England

Rose R

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Washford Pyne, Devon, England

Lillian M

Ellis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Paignton, Devon, England

John W

Ellis

Son

Single

1

1880

Paignton, Devon, England

Mary A

Vinicombe

Mother In Law

Widow

54

1827

Washford Pyne, Devon, England

Bessie

Vinicombe

Sister In Law

Single

16

1865

Washford Pyne, Devon, England

Sidney J

Vinicombe

Brother In Law

Single

14

1867

Washford Pyne, Devon, England

Herbert

Burrows

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Buckfastleigh, Devon, England

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