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Household of William Ellis (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 1847 in Lower Denby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellis, born in 1853 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1872 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Wife Mother, Hannah Farrar, born in 1817 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England.


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary

Ellis

Wife
Female

Ann

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Frank

Ellis

Son
Female

Hannah

Farrar

Wife Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Lower Denby, 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

34

1847

Lower Denby, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ellis

Wife

Married

28

1853

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Ellis

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ellis

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Ellis

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Ellis

Son

Single

0

1881

Crigglestone, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Farrar

Wife Mother

Widow

64

1817

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

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