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Household of Thomas Ellis (born 1797, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Giles, London,Middlesex, 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 Ellis and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ellis, born in 1797 in Shepperton, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Caroline, born 1823 in St Giles, Middlesex, England. He had 1 grandchild; James, born 1859 in St Giles, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grand Daughter In Law, Eliza (born 1858 in St Giles, Middlesex, England), Thomas's Great Grand Daughter, Eliza (born 1880 in St Giles, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1843 in Alton, Hampshire, England).


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Thomas Ellis's household

Male

Thomas

Ellis

Head
Female

Caroline

Potter

Daughter
Male

James

Dowsett

Grand Son
Female

Eliza

Dowsett

Grand Daughter In Law
Female

Eliza

Dowsett

Great Grand Daughter
Male

James

Adams

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Shepperton, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ellis

Head

Widower

84

1797

Shepperton, Surrey, England

Caroline

Potter

Daughter

Widow

58

1823

St Giles, Middlesex, England

James

Dowsett

Grand Son

Married

22

1859

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Dowsett

Grand Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

St Giles, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Dowsett

Great Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

St Giles, Middlesex, England

James

Adams

Lodger

Married

38

1843

Alton, Hampshire, England

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