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Household of Josiah Ellis (born 1817, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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.

Josiah Ellis and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Ellis, born in 1817 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 3 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Mary S Ellis, born in 1821 in Brighton, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Servant, Elizabeth Cantell, born in 1856 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England.


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Josiah Ellis's household

Male

Josiah

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary S

Ellis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cantell

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Ellis

Head

Married

64

1817

Brighton, Sussex, England

Mary S

Ellis

Wife

Married

60

1821

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Cantell

Servant

Single

25

1856

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

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