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Household of Will Ellis (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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.

Will Ellis and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Will Ellis, born in 1839 in Shepley, Yorkshire, consisted of 16 members. Will was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Ellis, born in 1841 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England. They had 11 children; Ellen (born 1861 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1863 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1865 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Joe (born 1870 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Laura (born 1872 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1874 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1877 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1879 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England) and Jenny (born 1881 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; William H, born 1878 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Will's Son In Law, George (born 1858 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England) and Will's Appren, William (born 1861 in Shepley, Yorkshire, England).


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Will Ellis's household

Male

Will

Ellis

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Wife
Female

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Fred

Ellis

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Joe

Ellis

Son
Female

Laura

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Annie

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ellis

Daughter
Male

William

Ellis

Son
Male

Walter

Ellis

Son
Female

Jenny

Ellis

Daughter
Male

George

Exley

Son In Law
Male

William H

Exley

Grand Son
Male

William

Lee

Appren
First name(s) Will
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Will

Ellis

Head

Married

42

1839

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ellis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Ellis

Son

Single

16

1865

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Ellis

Son

Single

11

1870

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Laura

Ellis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Ellis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

William

Ellis

Son

Single

4

1877

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Ellis

Son

Single

2

1879

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

Jenny

Ellis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

George

Exley

Son In Law

Widower

23

1858

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

William H

Exley

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

William

Lee

Appren

Single

20

1861

Shepley, Yorkshire, England

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