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Household of Joseph Ellams (born 1826, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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.

Joseph Ellams and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ellams, born in 1826 in Helsby, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ellams, born in 1830 in Elton, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1861 in Helsby, Cheshire, England), Elenor (born 1866 in Helsby, Cheshire, England) and Dorah (born 1872 in Helsby, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Granson, Joseph (born 1876 in Helsby, Cheshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Joseph (born 1864 in Helsby, Cheshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Albert (born 1866 in Helsby, Cheshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Charles H (born 1867 in Elton, Cheshire, England).


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Joseph Ellams's household

Male

Joseph

Ellams

Head
Female

Ellen

Ellams

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ellams

Daughter
Female

Elenor

Ellams

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ellams

Granson
Female

Dorah

Ellams

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ellams

Servant
Male

Albert

Ellams

Servant
Male

Charles H

Bate

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ellams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Helsby, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ellams

Head

Married

55

1826

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Ellams

Wife

Married

51

1830

Elton, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Ellams

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Elenor

Ellams

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Ellams

Granson

Single

5

1876

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Dorah

Ellams

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Ellams

Servant

Single

17

1864

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Albert

Ellams

Servant

Single

15

1866

Helsby, Cheshire, England

Charles H

Bate

Servant

Single

14

1867

Elton, Cheshire, England

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