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Household of William Ellis (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1850 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Ellis, born in 1851 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah Ann (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England), Hannah Eliz (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England), Lavinia (born 1875 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Lewis (born 1877 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1880 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Ellis

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Hannah Eliz

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Ellis

Son
Female

Ada

Ellis

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Married

31

1850

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Ellis

Wife

Married

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Ellis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

Hannah Eliz

Ellis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Ellis

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Lewis

Ellis

Son

Single

4

1877

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Ellis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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