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Household of William Ellis (born 1843, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellis, born in 1843 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ruth Bertha Ellis, born in 1840 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1863 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1871 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1873 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1875 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Bertha (born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Adopted Daughter, Eliza Jackson, born in 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Ruth Bertha

Ellis

Wife
Female

Mary

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Albert

Ellis

Son
Female

Maria

Ellis

Daughter
Male

John

Ellis

Son
Male

Ernest

Ellis

Son
Female

Bertha

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Jackson

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Married

38

1843

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ruth Bertha

Ellis

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ellis

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Ellis

Son

Single

10

1871

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Ellis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

John

Ellis

Son

Single

6

1875

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Ellis

Son

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Ellis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Jackson

Adopted Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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