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Household of John Ellison (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Ellison and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ellison, born in 1839 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet A Ellison, born in 1840 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Richard H (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William J (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Elizabeth Ellison, born in 1821 in Preston, Lancashire, England.


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John Ellison's household

Male

John

Ellison

Head
Female

Harriet A

Ellison

Wife
Male

Richard H

Ellison

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Ellison

Daughter
Male

William J

Ellison

Son
Male

John

Ellison

Son
Male

Thomas

Ellison

Son
Female

Jane

Ellison

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ellison

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Ellison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ellison

Head

Married

42

1839

Preston, Lancashire, England

Harriet A

Ellison

Wife

Married

41

1840

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard H

Ellison

Son

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Ellison

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William J

Ellison

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Ellison

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ellison

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Jane

Ellison

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ellison

Mother

Single

60

1821

Preston, Lancashire, England

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