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Household of John Ellis (born 1840, Caernarvonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ellis, born in 1840 in Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellen Ellis, born in 1840 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 9 children; Samuel Robert (born 1867 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John (born 1869 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Sarah Ellen (born 1870 in Chester, Cheshire, England), William Albert H (born 1871 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Martha Harriet (born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England), George (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Amy (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Annie Gwendoline (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Hogg, born in 1809 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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John Ellis's household

Male

John

Ellis

Head
Female

Sarah Ellen

Ellis

Wife
Female

Sarah

Hogg

Mother In Law
Male

Samuel Robert

Ellis

Son
Male

John

Ellis

Son
Female

Sarah Ellen

Ellis

Daughter
Male

William Albert H

Ellis

Son
Female

Martha Harriet

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ellis

Daughter
Male

George

Ellis

Son
Female

Amy

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Annie Gwendoline

Ellis

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ellis

Head

Married

41

1840

Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Sarah Ellen

Ellis

Wife

Married

41

1840

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Hogg

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Chester, Cheshire, England

Samuel Robert

Ellis

Son

Single

14

1867

Chester, Cheshire, England

John

Ellis

Son

Single

12

1869

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah Ellen

Ellis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chester, Cheshire, England

William Albert H

Ellis

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester, Cheshire, England

Martha Harriet

Ellis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

George

Ellis

Son

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Amy

Ellis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

Annie Gwendoline

Ellis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

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