Census - 30th March 1851 
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- Aberford
John Ellerton, 50, head,
general medical doctor, Kippax
Jane Frances
Ellerton, 42, wife, Guisboro
+2 servants
- Beverley
Walkers Yard, St Mary:
Joseph Ellerton,
58, head, journeyman hatter - finisher, Sancton (Yks)
Catherine Ellerton, 63, wife, Wansford (Yks) [died on
19/10/1855]
Ann Ellerton, 31, daughter, unmarried, "at home", Beverley
Jane Ellerton, 27, daughter, unmarried, washerwoman, Beverley
Elizabeth Ellerton, 9, grand daughter, Beverley
Bingley
Myrtle Street:
Hannah Ellerton, 64, head, widow, Pateley Bridge (Yks)
Margaret Ellerton, 41, daughter, unmarried, power loom weaver, Pateley Bridge
Betty Ellerton, 38, daughter, unmarried, power loom weaver, Grassington (Yks)
Christopher Ellerton, 29, son, unmarried, quarry owner, Grassington
Hannah Ellerton, 24, daughter, unmarried, power loom weaver, Grassington
Ann Rodgers [nee Ellerton], 44, daughter, widow, power loom weaver, Bingley
Bolton on Swale (per Census Microfische)
- [see "Brompton on Swale" below].
- 6 Lane End:
- Joseph Ellerton, 50, head, groom,
Hudswell [see also "North Cowton" below]
- Mary? [Margaret?] Ellerton, 55?, wife, Barton [see also "North Cowton" below].
- Sarah Ellerton, 19, daughter, Barton [see also "North Cowton" below].
- Bradford
5 Boys Court:
Hannah Ellerton, 58, head, widow, charwoman, Craven (Yks)
Ann Ellerton, 39, daughter, factory - power iron, Craven
Samuel Ellerton, 14, son, warehouseman's boy, Bradford
86 Victoria Street:
George ELERTON, 52, head, mason lab., Yorkshire
Mary ELERTON, 52, wife, Northowram
Francis ELERTON, 22, son, iron lab., Reath
+2 lodgers
-
Bramham
William Ellerton, 12, [school pupil], Liverpool (Lancs.) [son of William]
Brompton on Swale
- Robert Ellerton, 40, head, blacksmith master,
Richmond [See the "Matthew
1744" tree]
- Jane Ellerton, 33, wife, Burton?
(Yks)
- William Ellerton, 8, son, Brompton on Swale
- Mary Ann Ellerton, 3 [6?], daughter, Brompton on
Swale
- John[?] Ellerton, 1, Brompton on Swale. [Note: "son" had
been crossed out and "dau" entered. A name like "John" had been
partially written over! Shown as "John" in the 1861 Census]
Lane end House:
Joseph Ellerton, 50, head, groom, Hudswell
Margaret Ellerton, 55, wife, Barton
Sarah Ellerton, 19, daughter, Barton
- Catterick
-
See the "Matthew
1744" tree:
Joseph Ellerton, 63, head, agric.lab., Hudswell [parents: Matthew/Hannah]
- Elizabeth Ellerton, 61, wife, Hawkswell [Hauxwell?]
- Benjamin Ellerton, 61, brother,
married, agric.lab,
Hudswell
- James Ellerton, 14, grandson, tailor (learning business),
Langton on Swale [parents:
Christopher/Elizabeth]
See the "Matthew
1744" tree:
- Christopher Ellerton, 41, head, tailor (master, employing 1 boy),
Hawkswell
[parents:
Joseph/Elizabeth]
- Elizabeth Ellerton, 47, wife, laundress, Fremington
- Hannah Ellerton, 12, daughter, Langton on Swale
- Joseph Ellerton, 10, son, Langton on Swale
Cottingham
Hull Gate:
Benjamin Ellerton, 39, head, cordwainer, Cottingham
Elizabeth Ellerton, 45, wife, Anlbay (Yks)
- Downholme
- Ellerton Lodge -
see the "Richard 1678" tree:
- Richard Ellerton, 38, head, unmarried, farmer of
23 acres, Downholme
- Anne Ellerton, 65, mother, widow, Marske
- Thomas F Alderson,
20, nephew, unmarried, farmer of 113 acres,
Linthorpe
- Jane Ann Harland,
19, niece, unmarried,
London
+ 2 servants (farm labourers)
- East Appleton
- E. Appleton Farm:
- Edward Ellerton, 66, head, farmer
of 240 acres employing 6 labourers, Melsonby
- Mary Ellerton, 63, wife,
Bishop Middleton (Co. Durham)
- Eleanor Elizabeth Ellerton, 4, Catterick, grand-daughter
[daughter of Edward/Margaret, residing in Tunstall].
- East
Tanfield [where??]
- Chapel Hill - see
the "Francis 1712" tree:
Thomas Fall, 35, head,
farmer of 327 acres empl. 12 labourers, Thornbrough (Yks)
Mary A Ellerton, 42,
cousin, unmarried, farmer's daughter, Kirklington
+ 5 servants (farm labourers and shepherd)
Exelby, Leeming &
Newton
Place of abode unclear - enumerated between Londonderry and Newton
House:
Mary Ellerton, 54, head, portress, Newton
[shown as living alone, but it seems likely she was the
landlady of Newton House, as there was no "head" enumerated there]
Garforth
Edward
Ellerton, 71, head, landed proprietor, Sherburn (Yks)
Mary Ellerton, 58, wife, Somerley (Hants)
+ 3 servants
Gargrave
Low Mill:
Francis
Ellerton, 36, head, cotton engineer, Burnley (Lancs)
Mary Ellerton, 37, wife, Marsden (Lancs)
Mary Ann Ellerton, 7, daughter, Burnley
Huttons Ambo (Malton RD)
- High Hutton:
- John Ellerton, 31, head, ag. labourer, Colton
- Elizebath [sic] Ellerton, 44,
wife, Settrington
- Sarah E Ellerton, 9, daughter, Hutton
Richard M Ellerton, 8, son, Hutton
- John Ellerton, 5, son, Hutton
- Joseph Ellerton, 2, son, Hutton
- Eliza Ellerton, 9 months, daughter, Hutton
Kingston Upon Hull, Holy Trinity
5 Wellington Street:
Richard Ellerton, 59, head, cabinet maker, Cotingham [died on
9/12/1858]
Ann Ellerton, 56, wife, Market Rasen (Lincs)
Elizabeth Ellerton, 23, daughter, Hull
Mary Ellerton, 21, daughter, Hull
Joseph Ellerton, 18, son, cabinet maker, Hull
David Brown, 10, nephew, Hull
- Kirklington
- Low Hall [see the "Francis
1712" tree]:
Francis Ellerton, 66, head, Londonderry.
- Sophia Ellerton, 66, wife, St.Giles (Middlesex).
- Eliza Ellerton, 40, daughter, Kirklington.
- Frederick J Ellerton, 36, son, Kirklington.
- Louisa Ellerton, 32, daughter, Kirklington.
- Caroline J [I?]
Ellerton, 29, daughter, Kirklington.
- Harriet C Ellerton, 25, daughter, Kirklington
+ 3 servants
- Londonderry
- Mary Ellerton, 54, Newton (Yorkshire)
- Long Newton and Elton
- James Ellerton, 15, Barton (Yks).
- Melsonby
- "Laton Moor House"
[consisted of 47 "households" on the census return!]:
Elizabeth Bussey
[nee Ellerton],
74,
head, widow, annuitant, Melsonby
- Mary Ellerton, 30, niece,
farmer's daughter, Kiplin (Yks)
- Jane Ellerton, 23, niece,
farmer's daughter, Appleton (Yks)
- Newton le Willows
- Christopher Ellerton, 29, head, ag. lab., East Witton
- Jane Ellerton, 28, wife, Patrick Brompton
- Mary Anne Ellerton, 2, daughter, Patrick
Brompton
- Sarah Ellerton, 10 months, daughter, Patrick
Brompton
Sarah Coates, 27, visitor, unmarried, dress maker,
Patrick Brompton
North Cave
Samuel Ellerton, 50, head, gardener, Beverley
Margaret Ellerton, 54, wife, North Cave
George Ellerton, 27, son, unmarried, joiner, North Cave
North Cowton
- Joseph Ellerton, 50, head, Hudswell [see also "Bolton on Swale" above]
- Margaret Ellerton, 55, wife, Barton [see also "Bolton on Swale" above]
- Sarah Ellerton, 10, Barton [see also "Bolton on Swale" above]
-
- William Ellerton, 36, head, Ag. Lab., North
Cowton [parents: Matthew/Margaret
- "Matthew 1744" tree?]
- Elizabeth Ellerton, 32, wife, Thornton le Beans
- John Ellerton, 8, son, North Cowton
- William Ellerton, 6, son, North Cowton
- Robert Ellerton, 3, son, North Cowton
- Kilvington Ellerton, 1, son, North Cowton
See the "Christopher 1813" tree:
Christopher Ellerton, 39, head, Ag. Lab, Hudswell
- Elizabeth Ellerton
[nee Alderson?], 29, wife [mother
= Raeben?],
Hudswell
- Margaret Ellerton, 9, daughter, North Cowton
- Matthew Ellerton, 6, son,
North Cowton
- Elizabeth Ellerton, 4, daughter, North Cowton
- Benjamin Ellerton, 1, son, North Cowton
- North Frodingham (ERY)
- Thomas Ellerton, 42, head, farmer's labourer, Skidby
(Yks)
- Ann Ellerton, 35, wife, Market Weighton
(Yks)
- George Ellerton, 8, son, Beverley
North Newbald
(7m west of Beverley, ERY)
East Gate:
Hannah Ellerton, 57, lodger, pauper, Sancton (Yks) [head: Sarah Barff,
nurse]
Northowram
Back Side:
John Ellerton, 30, head, weaver, Hamcliff (Yks)
Sally Ellerton, 33, wife, power loom weaver, Halifax (Yks)
Elizabeth Northrop, 9, niece, Halifax
- Richmond
- Ryders Wyend - see
the "Matthew 1744" tree:
- Benjamin Ellerton, 36, head, groom, Killerby
[Catterick parish]
- Mary Ellerton, 34, wife, Cleasby (Yks)
- Wilson Ellerton, 9, son, Cleasby (Yks)
- Mary Ann Ellerton, 4, daughter, Richmond
- Thomas Ellerton, 2, son, Richmond
William Naylor, 50, visitor, ag.lab., Richmond
- Bridge Street:
- Ann Ellerton, 50, head, shopkeeper, Gainford
(Durham)
- Mary A Craggs [nee Ellerton?], 30, daughter,
Catterick
- Elizabeth Britton [nee Ellerton?], 16, daughter, millener's
apprentice, Scotton
Rookwith
Mary Ellerton, 74, head, widow, alms person, Dunmore (Galway, Ireland)
[alone in household]
Rotherham
George Gee (and family), 47, head, carpenter and joiner, Rotherham
Thomas Ellerton, 50, lodger, plasterer, York
- Scotton
[see the
"Christopher 1810" tree]
- Christopher Ellerton, 40, head, farmer of 100
acres, Olive House (Yks)
[Scotton?]
- Margaret Ellerton, 41, wife, Piercebridge
(Yks)
- George Ellerton, 17, son, unmarried, Olive House
- John Ellerton, 15, son, Olive House
- Ann Ellerton, 13, daughter, Olive House
- Barbara Ellerton, 11, daughter, Olive House
- Thomas Ellerton, 9, son, Olive House
- Mary Ellerton, 7, daughter, Olive House
- Christopher Ellerton, 5, son, Olive House
Barbara Blades, 17, visitor, servant, Olive House
Skidby
Jane Ellerton, 52, head, widow, pauper/ag.lab., Skidby [alone in
household]
- Skipton
See the "Francis
1712" tree:
- John Ellerton, 61, head, farmer of 270 acres employing
5 labourers, Burneston
Dorothy Ellerton [nee Britain], 55, wife, Pickhill
Dorothy Morton, 20, niece, unmarried, Kirklevington
+ 4 servants
South Cave
Rhoda Ellerton, 85, head, widow, annuitant, Newbald (Yks)
Ann Ellerton, 38, daughter, unmarried, pauper, North Cave
- Stainton
- Ellerton Wilson, 16, Stainton [son of James/Matilda Wilson].
- [The above individual is listed out of interest only, due to his
forename. This is possibly the same Ellerton Wilson listed in the 1871 Census for
Constable Burton, although there is a discrepancy of four years in his age].
- Thirn (3m
SW of Bedale)
- Mary Ellerton, 74, Dunmore (Galway, Ireland).
- Tunstall
- Edward Ellerton, 37, head, Farmer, co-partner of
240 acres, Catterick
- Margaret Ellerton, 33, wife,
dressmaker, Hutton Longvilliers
- Mary Ann Ellerton, 1, daughter,
Catterick
- [see also below, and "East Appleton" for other children of
Edward/Margaret]
-
- Listed in the next dwelling to the above:
- Thomas Scott, 72, head, Ag.Lab.,
Catterick [father of Margaret above]
- Mary Scott, 65, wife, Hutton Longvilliers [mother of Margaret above]
- John Ellerton, 6, grandson, Catterick [son
of Edward/Margaret above]
Wakefield
Hatfield Road:
Joseph Ellerton, 40, head, general agent/sharebroker, Kippax
Isabella Ellerton, 37, wife, "at home", Hull
George V Ellerton, 12, son, Liverpool (Lancs)
John Ellerton, 10, son, Liverpool (Lancs)
Betsy Ashworth, 21, servant, Barnsley
West Tadcaster
High Street:
Frederick Ellerton, 31, head, surgeon/general practitioner, East Indies
Hannah Pollard[?], 39, servant, Bramham (Yks)
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