John Ellis in Lincolnshire in the 1881 Census

Details of John Ellis of ?, Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England

First name(s): John
Last name: Ellis
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Birth year: 1824
Occupation: Under Keeper (Game)
Birth town: Swinstead
Birth county: Lincolnshire
Birth place: England
Street: ?
Town: —
Parish: Swinstead
County: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Registration district: Bourne

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary Jane	Last name Ellis	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 45	Birth year 1836	Occupation -	Birth place Creeton, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) Charles	Last name Ellis	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Farm Servant	Birth place Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) John	Last name Ellis	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Farm Servant	Birth place Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Ellis	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) Fanny	Last name Ellis	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) George	Last name Ellis	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) Harriet Ann	Last name Ellis	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England
First name(s) Eliza	Last name Ellis	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 8	Birth year 1873	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Ellis family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes John Ellis and 8 other people

Ellis family summary

NAME: John Ellis
BORN: 1824
BIRTH COUNTY: Lincolnshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Swinstead, Lincolnshire, England