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Household of John Ellis (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ellis, born in 1831 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ellis, born in 1847 in Thurnham, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice A (born 1863 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Richard (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, James (born 1857 in Thurnham, Lancashire, England), John's Niece, Mary (born 1856 in Thurnham, Lancashire, England), John's Niece, Mary (born 1866 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John's Nephew, Harry (born 1868 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and John's Niece, Alice (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Ellis's household

Male

John

Ellis

Head
Female

Margaret

Ellis

Wife
Female

Alice A

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Richard

Ellis

Son
Male

James

Blackburn

Step Son
Female

Mary

Parkinson

Niece
Female

Mary

Ellis

Niece
Male

Harry

Ellis

Nephew
Female

Alice

Wilkinson

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ellis

Head

Married

50

1831

Salford, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ellis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Thurnham, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Ellis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Ellis

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Richard

Ellis

Son

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James

Blackburn

Step Son

Single

24

1857

Thurnham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Parkinson

Niece

Single

25

1856

Thurnham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ellis

Niece

Single

15

1866

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Harry

Ellis

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alice

Wilkinson

Niece

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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