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Household of John Ellison (born 1852, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Weardale, Durham, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ellison, born in 1852 in Tow Law, Durham, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Ellison, born in 1855 in Tow Law, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Tow Law, Durham, England), Joseph W (born 1879 in Tow Law, Durham, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Tow Law, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1846 in Stanhope, Durham, England) and John's Boarder, Joseph R (born 1865 in Stanhope, Durham, England).


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John Ellison's household

Male

John

Ellison

Head
Female

Ann

Ellison

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ellison

Daughter
Male

Joseph W

Ellison

Son
Male

Charles

Ellison

Son
Male

John

Watson

Boarder
Male

Joseph R

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ellison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Tow Law, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ellison

Head

Married

29

1852

Tow Law, Durham, England

Ann

Ellison

Wife

Married

26

1855

Tow Law, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Ellison

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Tow Law, Durham, England

Joseph W

Ellison

Son

Single

2

1879

Tow Law, Durham, England

Charles

Ellison

Son

Single

0

1881

Tow Law, Durham, England

John

Watson

Boarder

Widower

35

1846

Stanhope, Durham, England

Joseph R

Watson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Stanhope, Durham, England

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