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Household of John Ellis (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1840 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellis, born in 1843 in Pinxton, Derbyshire, England. They had 8 children; Arthur (born 1863 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1865 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1867 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Watson (born 1869 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1873 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1878 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and Harriet (born 1880 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England).


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John Ellis's household

Male

John

Ellis

Head
Female

Sarah

Ellis

Wife
Male

Arthur

Ellis

Son
Female

Mary A

Ellis

Daughter
Male

George

Ellis

Son
Male

Watson

Ellis

Son
Female

Martha

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Willie

Ellis

Son
Female

Harriet

Ellis

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ellis

Head

Married

41

1840

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ellis

Wife

Married

38

1843

Pinxton, Derbyshire, England

Arthur

Ellis

Son

Single

18

1863

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Ellis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

George

Ellis

Son

Single

14

1867

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Watson

Ellis

Son

Single

12

1869

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Ellis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Ellis

Son

Single

3

1878

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Ellis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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