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Household of William Ellis (born 1820, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellis, born in 1820 in Newton, Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah R Ellis, born in 1831 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Bessie, born 1857 in Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Albert (born 1864 in Newton, Devon, England), William's Visitor, Ernest (born 1865 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Nynehead, Somerset, England).


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Sarah R

Ellis

Wife
Female

Bessie

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Albert

Ellis

Visitor
Male

Ernest

Davies

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Derbe

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Newton, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Married

61

1820

Newton, Devon, England

Sarah R

Ellis

Wife

Married

50

1831

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Bessie

Ellis

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Somerset, England

Albert

Ellis

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Newton, Devon, England

Ernest

Davies

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Derbe

Servant

Single

18

1863

Nynehead, Somerset, England

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