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Household of Richard Ellison (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Richard Ellison and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ellison, born in 1837 in Birtley, Durham, consisted of 12 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ellison, born in 1839 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 10 children; John (born 1862 in Birtley, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Birtley, Durham, England), Christopher (born 1864 in Birtley, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Birtley, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Birtley, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Birtley, Durham, England), Richard (born 1872 in Heworth, Durham, England), Mary (born 1877 in Heworth, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Birtley, Durham, England) and James (born 1880 in Ouston, Durham, England).


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Richard Ellison's household

Male

Richard

Ellison

Head
Female

Ellen

Ellison

Wife
Male

John

Ellison

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ellison

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Ellison

Son
Male

William

Ellison

Son
Female

Ellen

Ellison

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ellison

Son
Male

Richard

Ellison

Son
Female

Mary

Ellison

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Ellison

Daughter
Male

James

Ellison

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ellison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Birtley, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ellison

Head

Married

44

1837

Birtley, Durham, England

Ellen

Ellison

Wife

Married

42

1839

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

John

Ellison

Son

Single

19

1862

Birtley, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Ellison

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Birtley, Durham, England

Christopher

Ellison

Son

Single

17

1864

Birtley, Durham, England

William

Ellison

Son

Single

16

1865

Birtley, Durham, England

Ellen

Ellison

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Birtley, Durham, England

Joseph

Ellison

Son

Single

11

1870

Birtley, Durham, England

Richard

Ellison

Son

Single

9

1872

Heworth, Durham, England

Mary

Ellison

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heworth, Durham, England

Margaret

Ellison

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birtley, Durham, England

James

Ellison

Son

Single

1

1880

Ouston, Durham, England

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