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Household of Thomas Ellis (born 1840, Yorkshire)

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.

Thomas Ellis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ellis, born in 1840 in Lockwood, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellis, born in 1843 in Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Fred (born 1866 in Thornborough, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1869 in Thornborough, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Hannah (born 1846 in Lockwood, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Visitor, William H (born 1876 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Visitor, Rosa (born 1855 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Visitor, Ellen (born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Ellis's household

Male

Thomas

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary

Ellis

Wife
Male

Fred

Ellis

Son
Female

Annie

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Howarth

Boarder
Male

John

Whitham

Son
Female

Mary

Whitham

Daughter
Male

William H

Nicholas

Visitor
Female

Rosa

Nicholas

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Nicholas

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Lockwood, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ellis

Head

Married

41

1840

Lockwood, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ellis

Wife

Married

38

1843

Linthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Ellis

Son

Single

15

1866

Thornborough, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Ellis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Thornborough, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Howarth

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Lockwood, Yorkshire, England

John

Whitham

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Whitham

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

William H

Nicholas

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Rosa

Nicholas

Visitor

Married

26

1855

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Nicholas

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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