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Household of Joseph James Ellis (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, Lancashire, 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 James Ellis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph James Ellis, born in 1855 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Ellis, born in 1854 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1877 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1879 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph James's Brother In Law, Squire Charles (born 1857 in United States) and Joseph James's Brother In Law, Benjamin (born 1865 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph James Ellis's household

Male

Joseph James

Ellis

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Wife
Male

John

Ellis

Son
Female

Ann

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Emily

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Squire Charles

Dawson

Brother In Law
Male

Benjamin

Dawson

Brother In Law
First name(s) Joseph James
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph James

Ellis

Head

Married

26

1855

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Wife

Married

27

1854

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John

Ellis

Son

Single

6

1875

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ellis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Emily

Ellis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Squire Charles

Dawson

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

United States

Benjamin

Dawson

Brother In Law

Single

16

1865

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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