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Household of William Ellis (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellis, born in 1839 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Mary E (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William H (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Matilda Irwin, born in 1818 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary E

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ellis

Son
Female

Sarah A

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Ada

Ellis

Daughter
Male

William H

Ellis

Son
Female

Matilda

Irwin

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Widower

42

1839

-

Mary E

Ellis

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ellis

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Ellis

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada

Ellis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Ellis

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Irwin

Servant

Single

63

1818

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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