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Household of John Ellis (born 1838, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ellis, born in 1838 in Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Ellis, born in 1847 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1868 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1870 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Edward (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Hector (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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John Ellis's household

Male

John

Ellis

Head
Female

Isabella

Ellis

Wife
Male

John

Ellis

Son
Male

James

Ellis

Son
Male

Edward

Ellis

Son
Male

Hector

Ellis

Son
Male

William

Ellis

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ellis

Head

Married

43

1838

Rescobie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Ellis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Ellis

Son

-

13

1868

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Ellis

Son

-

11

1870

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Edward

Ellis

Son

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hector

Ellis

Son

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Ellis

Son

-

1

1880

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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