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Household of William Ellison (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 Ellison and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ellison, born in 1836 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellison, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Nelly (born 1865 in Hartlepool, Durham, England), William (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and George Rt (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Maria (born 1816 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Sister, Alice (born 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1820 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England) and William's Boarder, Margaret (born 1865 in Cheshire, England).


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William Ellison's household

Male

William

Ellison

Head
Female

Mary

Ellison

Wife
Female

Nelly

Ellison

Daughter
Male

William

Ellison

Son
Female

Emma

Ellison

Daughter
Male

George Rt

Ellison

Son
Female

Maria

Coe

Boarder
Female

Alice

Ellison

Sister
Female

Sarah

Brine

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Yardley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ellison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ellison

Head

Married

45

1836

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ellison

Wife

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Nelly

Ellison

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Hartlepool, Durham, England

William

Ellison

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emma

Ellison

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George Rt

Ellison

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Coe

Boarder

Widow

65

1816

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ellison

Sister

Single

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Brine

Visitor

Widow

61

1820

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Margaret

Yardley

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

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