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Household of John Ellis (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Truro, Cornwall, 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 1838 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma F Ellis, born in 1838 in Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Louisa J (born 1869 in Dorset, England), Frances E (born 1871 in Pendeen, Cornwall, England), Emma M (born 1873 in Zennor, Cornwall, England), Ada M (born 1875 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), William B (born 1878 in Veryan, Cornwall, England) and Selina B F (born 1881 in Veryan, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Mary Brooks, born in 1814 in Ealing, Middlesex, England.


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John Ellis's household

Male

John

Ellis

Head
Female

Emma F

Ellis

Wife
Female

Louisa J

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Frances E

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Emma M

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Ada M

Ellis

Daughter
Male

William B

Ellis

Son
Female

Selina B F

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brooks

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Bovey Tracey, 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

43

1838

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Emma F

Ellis

Wife

Married

43

1838

Middlesex, England

Louisa J

Ellis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dorset, England

Frances E

Ellis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pendeen, Cornwall, England

Emma M

Ellis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Zennor, Cornwall, England

Ada M

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penzance, Cornwall, England

William B

Ellis

Son

Single

3

1878

Veryan, Cornwall, England

Selina B F

Ellis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Veryan, Cornwall, England

Mary

Brooks

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Ealing, Middlesex, England

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