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Household of William Ellis (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellis, born in 1846 in Runcorn, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellis, born in 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Agnes (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Kate (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Esther (born 1845 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England), William's Nephew, Tom (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), William's Nephew, Harry (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), William's Nephew, Alfred (born 1871 in Lancashire, England) and William's Niece, Esther (born 1876 in Lancashire, England).


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary

Ellis

Wife
Female

Agnes

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Kate

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Esther

Ellis

Sister
Male

Tom

Ellis

Nephew
Male

Harry

Ellis

Nephew
Male

Alfred

Ellis

Nephew
Female

Esther

Ellis

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Married

35

1846

Runcorn, Cheshire, England

Mary

Ellis

Wife

Married

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Ellis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Kate

Ellis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Esther

Ellis

Sister

Widow

36

1845

Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Tom

Ellis

Nephew

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Harry

Ellis

Nephew

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

Alfred

Ellis

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Esther

Ellis

Niece

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

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