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Household of William Ellis (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellis, born in 1840 in Pelsall, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellis, born in 1841 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), Ruth (born 1863 in Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1865 in Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1868 in Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1873 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Albert E (born 1877 in West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1880 in Morley, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Morley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Sarah

Ellis

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Ellis

Daughter
Male

William

Ellis

Son
Male

Thomas

Ellis

Son
Female

Mary

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Ellis

Son
Male

Ernest

Ellis

Son
Female

Sarah A

Ellis

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Married

41

1840

Pelsall, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Ellis

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Ellis

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Ellis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Ellis

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England

William

Ellis

Son

Single

13

1868

Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Ellis

Son

Single

10

1871

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ellis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Albert E

Ellis

Son

Single

4

1877

West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Ellis

Son

Single

1

1880

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Ellis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Morley, Yorkshire, England

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