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Household of William Ellis (born 1821, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Ellis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellis, born in 1821 in Yoxford, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellis, born in 1828 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England. They had 1 child; Edward, born 1863 in Islington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Cousin, John (born 1860 in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Elmsett, Suffolk, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1830 in Thorpe-Le-Soken, Essex, England), William's Lodger, John (born 1819 in Dartmouth, Devon, England) and William's Lodger, Emma (born 1823 in Holt, Wiltshire, England).


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Sarah

Ellis

Wife
Male

Edward

Ellis

Son
Male

John

Bowbie

Cousin
Female

Mary

Holdie

Servant
Male

John

Janes

Lodger
Male

John

Stevener

Lodger
Female

Emma

Stevener

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Yoxford, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Married

60

1821

Yoxford, Suffolk, England

Sarah

Ellis

Wife

Married

53

1828

Hadleigh, Suffolk, England

Edward

Ellis

Son

Single

18

1863

Islington, Middlesex, England

John

Bowbie

Cousin

Single

21

1860

Hadleigh, Suffolk, England

Mary

Holdie

Servant

Single

17

1864

Elmsett, Suffolk, England

John

Janes

Lodger

Widower

51

1830

Thorpe-Le-Soken, Essex, England

John

Stevener

Lodger

Married

62

1819

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Emma

Stevener

Lodger

Married

58

1823

Holt, Wiltshire, England

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