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Household of William J Ellis (born 1846, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 J Ellis and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Ellis, born in 1846 in St Ives, Cornwall, consisted of 5 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellis, born in 1855 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Emily E (born 1880 in Loftus, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen J (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Visitor, Jane Ellis, born in 1828 in St Just, Cornwall, England.


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William J Ellis's household

Male

William J

Ellis

Head
Female

Mary

Ellis

Wife
Female

Emily E

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Ellen J

Ellis

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ellis

Visitor
First name(s) William J
Last name Ellis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place St Ives, Cornwall, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Ellis

Head

Married

35

1846

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Mary

Ellis

Wife

Married

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

Emily E

Ellis

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Loftus, Yorkshire, England

Ellen J

Ellis

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ellis

Visitor

Widow

53

1828

St Just, Cornwall, England

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