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Household of Joseph Ellis (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ellis, born in 1828 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellis, born in 1834 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1864 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Polly (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England), Esau (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England) and Sarah J (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Ellis's household

Male

Joseph

Ellis

Head
Female

Sarah

Ellis

Wife
Male

Charles

Ellis

Son
Female

Polly

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Esau

Ellis

Son
Female

Sarah J

Ellis

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ellis

Head

Married

53

1828

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ellis

Wife

Married

47

1834

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Ellis

Son

Single

17

1864

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Ellis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Esau

Ellis

Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Ellis

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

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