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Household of John Ellis (born 1835, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ellis, born in 1835 in Lamerton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Ellis, born in 1841 in Lamerton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1867 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), Hamilla (born 1869 in Calstock, Cornwall, England), William Henry (born 1871 in Calstock, Cornwall, England) and Rosina (born 1874 in Tavistock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Alice Maud (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and John's Boarder, Mary (born 1856 in Lamerton, Devon, England).


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John Ellis's household

Male

John

Ellis

Head
Female

Hannah

Ellis

Wife
Male

Alfred

Ellis

Son
Female

Hamilla

Ellis

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Ellis

Son
Female

Rosina

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Alice Maud

Henderson

Boarder
Female

Mary

Geary

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Lamerton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ellis

Head

Married

46

1835

Lamerton, Devon, England

Hannah

Ellis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lamerton, Devon, England

Alfred

Ellis

Son

Single

14

1867

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Hamilla

Ellis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Calstock, Cornwall, England

William Henry

Ellis

Son

Single

10

1871

Calstock, Cornwall, England

Rosina

Ellis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tavistock, Devon, England

Alice Maud

Henderson

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Geary

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Lamerton, Devon, England

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