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Household of John Ely (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Ely and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ely, born in 1836 in Carlton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Thomas B (born 1860 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1868 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England), Sam (born 1873 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1875 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary Banks, born in 1813 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England.


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John Ely's household

Male

John

Ely

Head
Male

Thomas B

Ely

Son
Male

Ben

Ely

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ely

Daughter
Male

Sam

Ely

Son
Female

Edith

Ely

Daughter
Female

Mary

Banks

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ely
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ely

Head

Widower

45

1836

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas B

Ely

Son

Single

21

1860

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Ely

Son

Single

13

1868

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ely

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Ely

Son

Single

8

1873

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Ely

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Banks

Boarder

Single

68

1813

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

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