Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Ely (born 1841, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Ely and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ely, born in 1841 in Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emily Ely, born in 1839 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 5 children; Bessie (born 1866 in Cornwall, England), Albert (born 1869 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Emily (born 1871 in Ford, Devon, England), Sabrey (born 1873 in Ford, Devon, England) and David (born 1877 in Devonport, Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Ely's household

Male

John

Ely

Head
Female

Emily

Ely

Wife
Female

Bessie

Ely

Daughter
Male

Albert

Ely

Son
Female

Emily

Ely

Daughter
Female

Sabrey

Ely

Daughter
Male

David

Ely

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Ely
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ely

Head

Married

40

1841

Cornwall, England

Emily

Ely

Wife

Married

42

1839

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Bessie

Ely

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cornwall, England

Albert

Ely

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheerness, Kent, England

Emily

Ely

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ford, Devon, England

Sabrey

Ely

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ford, Devon, England

David

Ely

Son

Single

4

1877

Devonport, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Ely in Stoke Damerel in 1881, and follow the Ely family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Ely

We’ve found John Ely in 114 family trees. Find out more about John Ely's household and view the Ely family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census