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Household of Joseph Ellis (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Joseph Ellis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ellis, born in 1847 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Ellis, born in 1848 in Ripponden, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Adelaide (born 1871 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1870 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1873 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1876 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Tamar (born 1863 in Ripponden, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Charlotte (born 1860 in Ripponden, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Ellis's household

Male

Joseph

Ellis

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Wife
Female

Adelaide

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Ellis

Son
Female

Florence

Ellis

Daughter
Male

George

Ellis

Son
Female

Tamar

Whiteley

Boarder
Female

Charlotte

Whiteley

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ellis

Head

Married

34

1847

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

Adelaide

Ellis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Ellis

Son

Single

11

1870

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Ellis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

George

Ellis

Son

Single

5

1876

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Tamar

Whiteley

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Whiteley

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Ripponden, Yorkshire, England

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