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Household of Wilfred Ellis (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Wilfred Ellis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wilfred Ellis, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Wilfred was the head of the household, married to Ruth Ellis, born in 1838 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Wilfred (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Wilfred's Mother, Harriet Ellis, born in 1808 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Wilfred Ellis's household

Male

Wilfred

Ellis

Head
Female

Ruth

Ellis

Wife
Male

George

Ellis

Son
Male

William

Ellis

Son
Female

Mary

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Annie

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Ellis

Son
Female

Harriet

Ellis

Mother
First name(s) Wilfred
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wilfred

Ellis

Head

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Ellis

Wife

Married

43

1838

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

George

Ellis

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Ellis

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ellis

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Ellis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Ellis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Ellis

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Ellis

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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