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Household of William Ellis (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellis, born in 1834 in Idle, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ellis, born in 1846 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in Idle, Yorkshire, England) and William P (born 1872 in Idle, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Isabella (born 1831 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, John (born 1852 in Ireland), William's Servant, Ann (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Scotland).


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Eliza

Ellis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter
Male

William P

Ellis

Son
Female

Isabella

Priestley

Visitor
Male

John

Blair

Servant
Female

Ann

Johnson

Servant
Female

Sarah

Baker

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Idle, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Married

47

1834

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Ellis

Wife

Married

35

1846

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Idle, Yorkshire, England

William P

Ellis

Son

Single

9

1872

Idle, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Priestley

Visitor

Widow

50

1831

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

John

Blair

Servant

Single

29

1852

Ireland

Ann

Johnson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Baker

Servant

Single

22

1859

Scotland

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