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Household of Robert James Ellis (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Driffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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.

Robert James Ellis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert James Ellis, born in 1845 in Pocklington, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert James was the head of the household, married to Jane Fryer Ellis, born in 1846 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Cecil Charles (born 1874 in Bainton, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel Mary (born 1876 in Bainton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert James's Mother, Jane (born 1815 in Busby, Yorkshire, England), Robert James's Servant, Harriet (born 1861 in Bainton, Yorkshire, England) and Robert James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England).


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Robert James Ellis's household

Male

Robert James

Ellis

Head
Female

Jane Fryer

Ellis

Wife
Male

Cecil Charles

Ellis

Son
Female

Ethel Mary

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ellis

Mother
Female

Harriet

Spark

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant
First name(s) Robert James
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert James

Ellis

Head

Married

36

1845

Pocklington, Yorkshire, England

Jane Fryer

Ellis

Wife

Married

35

1846

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Cecil Charles

Ellis

Son

Single

7

1874

Bainton, Yorkshire, England

Ethel Mary

Ellis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bainton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Ellis

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Busby, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Spark

Servant

Single

20

1861

Bainton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Scott

Servant

Single

16

1865

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

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