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Household of William Ellis (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellis, born in 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ellis, born in 1840 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1876 in Blackley, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Blackley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Annie Hughes, born in 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ellis

Daughter
Male

William

Ellis

Son
Male

James

Ellis

Son
Male

Benjamin

Ellis

Son
Male

Richard

Ellis

Son
Female

Annie

Hughes

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Married

46

1835

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Wife

Married

41

1840

Salford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Salford, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Ellis

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ellis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

William

Ellis

Son

Single

13

1868

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Ellis

Son

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Ellis

Son

Single

5

1876

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ellis

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Annie

Hughes

Servant

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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