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Household of Thomas Ellis (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Thomas Ellis and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ellis, born in 1837 in Shillington, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ellis, born in 1837 in Huby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Jane M (born 1865 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Rebecca M (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Minnie (born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1861 in Kildale, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Elizabeth J (born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1881 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son In Law, Isaac (born 1857 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Joseph (born 1853 in Milburn, Northumberland, England), Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Thomas's Visitor, William (born 1841 in Huby, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Ellis's household

Male

Thomas

Ellis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Wife
Female

Jane M

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ellis

Son
Female

Rebecca M

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Rookes

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth A

Rookes

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Rookes

Grand Daughter
Male

John W

Rookes

Grand Son
Male

Joseph

Bell

Boarder
Male

John

Guthrie

Boarder
Male

William

Farmery

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shillington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ellis

Head

Married

44

1837

Shillington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Wife

Married

44

1837

Huby, Yorkshire, England

Jane M

Ellis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Ellis

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca M

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Ellis

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Isaac

Rookes

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Rookes

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Kildale, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth J

Rookes

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John W

Rookes

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Bell

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Milburn, Northumberland, England

John

Guthrie

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Farmery

Visitor

Single

40

1841

Huby, Yorkshire, England

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