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Household of Thomas Ellett (born 1840, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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.

Thomas Ellett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ellett, born in 1840 in Chardstock, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Ellett, born in 1843 in Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas Foss (born 1875 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England), Alice Maude (born 1877 in Chardstock, Dorset, England), Reginald John (born 1879 in Chardstock, Dorset, England), Emma Elizabeth (born 1880 in Broome, Wiltshire, England) and Sydney Herbert (born 1881 in Broome, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary Lester, born in 1864 in Broome, Wiltshire, England.


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Thomas Ellett's household

Male

Thomas

Ellett

Head
Female

Emma

Ellett

Wife
Male

Thomas Foss

Ellett

Son
Female

Alice Maude

Ellett

Daughter
Male

Reginald John

Ellett

Son
Female

Emma Elizabeth

Ellett

Daughter
Male

Sydney Herbert

Ellett

Son
Female

Mary

Lester

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ellett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chardstock, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ellett

Head

Married

41

1840

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Emma

Ellett

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wiltshire, England

Thomas Foss

Ellett

Son

Single

6

1875

Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Alice Maude

Ellett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Reginald John

Ellett

Son

Single

2

1879

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Emma Elizabeth

Ellett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Broome, Wiltshire, England

Sydney Herbert

Ellett

Son

Single

0

1881

Broome, Wiltshire, England

Mary

Lester

Servant

Single

17

1864

Broome, Wiltshire, England

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