Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Ellis (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellis, born in 1831 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Ellis, born in 1836 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Richard (born 1864 in Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1867 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1869 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland), Christinia (born 1874 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1877 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Ellis's household

Male

William

Ellis

Head
Female

Maria

Ellis

Wife
Male

Richard

Ellis

Son
Male

James

Ellis

Son
Male

David

Ellis

Son
Female

Janet

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Christinia

Ellis

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ellis

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellis

Head

Married

50

1831

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Ellis

Wife

Married

45

1836

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Ellis

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Broxburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Ellis

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Ellis

Son

-

12

1869

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Ellis

Daughter

-

9

1872

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Christinia

Ellis

Daughter

-

7

1874

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Ellis

Son

-

4

1877

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Ellis in West Calder in 1881, and follow the Ellis family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Ellis

We’ve found William Ellis in 902 family trees. Find out more about William Ellis' household and view the Ellis family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census