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Household of Thomas Ellis (born 1828, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ellis, born in 1828 in Penzance, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Ellis, born in 1830 in Madron, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Thomas Francis (born 1871 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), John (born 1873 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Annie (born 1875 in Penzance, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1818 in Ilminster, Somerset, England), Thomas's Sister In Law, Mary Jane (born 1851 in Penzance, Cornwall, England), Thomas's Sister In Law, Sarah Ann (born 1854 in Penzance, Cornwall, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Eliza Ann (born 1855 in Paul, Cornwall, England).


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Thomas Ellis's household

Male

Thomas

Ellis

Head
Female

Ann

Ellis

Wife
Male

Thomas Francis

Ellis

Son
Male

John

Ellis

Son
Female

Annie

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ellis

Mother In Law
Female

Mary Jane

Ellis

Sister In Law
Female

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Sister In Law
Female

Eliza Ann

Hichens

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Penzance, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ellis

Head

Married

53

1828

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Ann

Ellis

Wife

Married

51

1830

Madron, Cornwall, England

Thomas Francis

Ellis

Son

Single

10

1871

Penzance, Cornwall, England

John

Ellis

Son

Single

8

1873

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Annie

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Mary

Ellis

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Mary Jane

Ellis

Sister In Law

Single

30

1851

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Sister In Law

Single

27

1854

Penzance, Cornwall, England

Eliza Ann

Hichens

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Paul, Cornwall, England

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