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Household of Robert Ellan (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Robert Ellan and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ellan, born in 1847 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellan, born in 1849 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1880 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1878 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father, Joseph (born 1811 in Mount Pleasant, Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder, Joseph (born 1853 in Trawden, Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder, Ingham (born 1833 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder, Thomas (born 1853 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder, James (born 1841 in Lancashire, England), Robert's Boarder Wife, Hannah (born 1856 in Colne, Lancashire, England) and Robert's Boarder Son, John (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Ellan's household

Male

Robert

Ellan

Head
Female

Sarah

Ellan

Wife
Male

Joseph

Ellan

Son
Female

Susannah

Ellan

Daughter
Male

Harry

Ellan

Son
Female

Mary

Ellan

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Greenwood

Father
Male

Joseph

Greenwood

Boarder
Male

Ingham

Smith

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Sykes

Boarder
Male

James

Hitchen

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Hitchen

Boarder Wife
Male

Joseph

Greenwood

Son
Male

John

Hitchen

Boarder Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ellan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ellan

Head

Married

34

1847

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ellan

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ellan

Son

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Ellan

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Harry

Ellan

Son

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ellan

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Greenwood

Father

Widower

70

1811

Mount Pleasant, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Greenwood

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Trawden, Lancashire, England

Ingham

Smith

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sykes

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Burnley, Lancashire, England

James

Hitchen

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

Hannah

Hitchen

Boarder Wife

Married

25

1856

Colne, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Greenwood

Son

Single

3

1878

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Hitchen

Boarder Son

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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