Tree Graphic  Census - 7th April 1861  Tree Graphic

The following individuals were listed in the 1861 Census Returns for Yorkshire. As far as I am aware this listing includes all of the Ellertons living in Yorkshire at the time - if you have other census details not shown below please drop me an e-mail. Click here to go to the list of "Ellerton strays" at the time of the census.

Hyperlinks to my own "direct" line are shown in bold.

Note: Comments in square brackets [ ] are my own observations.

Aberford
Main Street (Sch.114):
John Ellerton, 61, head, General Practicioner LLA Londom, Kippax (Yks)
Jane F Ellerton, 53, wife, Guisborough (Yks)
+ 1 surgeon's apprentice and 2 servants
 
Main Street (Sch.115):
John E Ellerton, 36, head, MRCS General Practicioner, Parlington (Yks)
 Elizabeth Ellerton, 36, wife, Leeds
+ 1 "house servant"
 
Barden
 "Temporary Hut" (one of several on census page):
Christopher Ellerton, 38, head, Grassington (Yks), stone delver
Emma Ellerton, 34, wife, Thornton (Yks)
Mary J Ellerton, 3, Bingley, daughter
Margeret Ellerton, 1, Barden, daughter
+ 2 lodgers (both "excavators")
 
Beverley
Albert Terrace, St Mary (Sch.33):
Joseph Ellerton, 33, head, joiner, Cottingham
Elizabeth Ellerton, 30, wife, Paltrington (Yks)
 
Walkers Yard, St Mary (Sch.53):
Joseph Ellerton, 71, head, widow, hatter, Sancton (Yks) [died at Beverley on 2/1/1862 aged 71: "formerly a hatter"]
Jane Warner, 37, daughter, laundress, Beverley
Ezekiel Warner, 35, son-in-law, Ag. Lab., Barrow (Norfolk)
 
Bradford
Tumbling Hill St. (Sch.6):
Samuel Blair Ellerton, 24, head, warehouseman, Wilsden (Yks) [son of Hannah - see below]
Eliza Ellerton, 24, wife, worsted weaver, Halifax

Back Cottage (Sch.62):
Hannah Ellerton, 69, head, widow, housekeeper, Kettlewell Craven (Yks)
Ann Barker, 49, daughter, [widow?], worsted weaver, Arncliffe (Yks)

Brafferton [now in Co. Durham; 4 miles north of Darlington)
See the "Joseph 1826" tree:
Joseph Ellerton, 35, head, N.Cowton, railway labourer [parents: Matthew/Margaret]
Susannah Ellerton [nee Wardell], 31, wife, Boldron, Yks. (now Durham).
Mary Ann Ellerton, 11, daughter, Summerhouse, Durham.
Robert Ellerton, 9, son, Aycliffe, Durham.
John Ellerton, 7, son, Haughton, Durham.
Elizabeth Wardle Ellerton, 5, daughter, Haughton, Durham.
Thomas William Ellerton, 3, son, Aycliffe, Durham.
Margaret P Ellerton, 1, daughter, Aycliffe, Durham.
Brompton-on-Swale
Sch.36: [see the "Matthew1744" tree]
Robert Ellerton, 48, head, blacksmith master, Richmond
Jane Ellerton, 47, wife, Barton
William Ellerton, 19, son, blacksmith apprentice, Brompton
Mary A Ellerton, 10[13?], daughter, Brompton
John Ellerton, 10, son, Brompton
Richard G Ellerton, 2, son, Brompton

"Black Bull" (Sch.85):
John Ellerton, 18, lodger, Ag. Lab., North Cowton [head: Francis Dryden]
Catterick
Sch.71 - see the "Matthew 1744" tree:
Benjamin Ellerton, 70, lodger, widower, Hudswell, Ag.Lab. [head: Mary Hutchinson, widow, 59, laundress]

Sch.139 - see the "Matthew 1744" tree:
Christopher Ellerton, 51, Bardon, head, tailor (master)  [son of Joseph/Elizabeth - see below]
Elizabeth Ellerton, 60, Fremington-Reeth, wife.
Joseph Ellerton, unmarried, 20, Langton, son, tailor (apprentice)
 
Sch.140  - see the "Matthew 1744" tree:
Joseph Ellerton, 74, Hudswell, head, general outdoor servant at vicarage.
Elizabeth Ellerton, 71, Hawkswell, wife.
James Ellerton, 24, Langton, grandson, tailor (master).
Hannah Ellerton, 22, Langton, grand-daughter, tailor (master).
 
Cottingham
 "Hall Gate":
Benjamin Ellerton, 49, head, boot and shoe maker, Cottingham
Elizabeth Ellerton, 55, wife, flowerist [sic], Anlaby (Yks)

Downholme
 Ellerton Lodge - see the "Richard 1678" tree:
Richard Ellerton, 48, head, unmarried, landed proprietor, Downholme
+ 3 servants

Drewton, Everthorpe & North Cave
Church Street, south side [North Cave?]:
Samuel Ellerton, 60, head, agricultural labourer, Beverley
Margaret Ellerton, 65, wife, North Cave
Note: Samuel had moved to Lancashire by the time of the 1871 census (living with his son Robert).
East Appleton
Sch.14 [next to "Low Pasture House", and close to "Rudd Hall Farmhouse" - both uninhabited]:
Edward Ellerton, 76, head, Melsonby, farmer of 240 acres employing 1 labourer.
Mary Ellerton, 73, wife, Mainsforth (Durham), farmer's wife
Edward Ellerton, 47, son, Catterick, farmer joint tenant with his father
Margaret Ellerton, 43, daughter-in-law, Hutton Longvilliers, farmer's wife.
Eleanor Ellerton, 14, grand-daughter, Catterick.
Mary Ann Ellerton, 12, grand-daughter, Catterick.
William Edward Ellerton, 6, grandson, Catterick.
Thomas Ellerton, 4, grandson, Catterick..
George C Ellerton, 1, grandson, Catterick.
and 4 "servants" (ploughman, 2 farm servants, and one house servant)

Exelby
 Londonderry:
 Mary Ellerton, 65, head, unattached, portress domestic servant, Newton (no others in the household)

Garforth
 See the "George 1739" tree:
Edward Ellerton, 81, head, widower, gentleman, Sherburn
+ 3 servants (groom, cook, housemaid)
 
Gargrave
"Low Mile":
Francis Ellerton, 44, head, cotton factory engine feeder, Burnley (Lancs)
Mary Ellerton [nee Duydale?], 46, wife, Colne (Lancs)
Mary Ann Ellerton*, 16, daughter, Burnley (Lancs)
James Ellerton, 9, son, Gargrave
[*Marianne Ellerton, 23, schoolmistress, father Francis - married to James Wetherell on 14/4/1868 at Warwick Holy Trinity]

Hedon
St. Augustine Gate  - see the "Matthew 1744" tree:
William Foster (and family), 26, head, cordwainer, Hedon
Frederick T Ellerton, 15, apprentice, cordwainer's apprentice, Sproatley (Yks)

Kippax
See the "George 1739" tree:
George Ellerton, 54, head, unattached, MRCS LSA General Practitioner, Kippax
+ 3 servants

Kirklington & Upslands
Low Hale (Sch.1) - see the "Francis 1712" tree:
Frederick J Ellerton, 44, head, farmer of 276 acres employing 2 men 3 boys, Kirklington
Sarah Ellerton [nee Nicholson], 29, wife, Ripon
Francis W C Ellerton, 2, son, Kirklington
Sarah [Sophia] G M Ellerton, 1, daughter, Kirklington
+ 3 servants

Low Hale (Sch.2) - see the "Francis 1712" tree:
Francis Ellerton, 76, head, widower, retired farmer, Kirklington, blind.
Mary A Ellerton, 50, daughter, unmarried, Kirklington
Eliza Ellerton, 49, daughter, unmarried, Kirklington
Louisa F Ellerton, 40, daughter, unmarried, Kirklington
Caroline J Ellerton, 38, daughter, unmarried, Kirklington

Leeds
3 King Street:
John Ellerton, 20, pupil, medical assistant, Liverpool (Lancs)  [head: Henry Price, GP]

"Model Lodging House", Wellington[?] Yard:
William Ellerton, 30, lodger [with numerous others], unmarried, boiler maker, Bradford
 
Newton le Willows (4m NWW of Bedale)
Sch.31:
Christopher Ellerton, 38, head, Ag. Lab., Thirn [5 miles SW of Bedale]
Elizabeth Ellerton, 46, wife [no place of birth recorded]
Burkitt Owen, 21, lodger, blacksmith, Westmorland

Sch.48:
John Coates, 70, head, widower, carpenter, Thornton Watlass (2m SW of Bedale)
Willam Coates, 41, son, married, carpenter, Newton le Willows (6m east of Leyburn)
Sarah Coates, 39, daughter, unmarried, dressmaker, Newton le Willows
John Coates, 38, son, unmarried, carpenter, Newton le Willows 
Mary Ann Ellerton*, 12, granddaughter, Newton le Willows [m. John Wood in 1870]
Sarah Ellerton*, 10, granddaughter, Newton le Willows
[*daughters of Christopher/Jane - nee Coates]
North Cowton
 Sch.16  - see the "Christopher 1813" tree:
Christopher Ellerton, 52, head,  Ag.Lab., Hudswell
Elizabeth Ellerton, 42, wife, Hudswell
Benjamin Ellerton, 11, son, N.Cowton
Ruben [Reuben] Ellerton, 9, son, N.Cowton
Hannah Ellerton, 5, daughter, N.Cowton
Sch.57:
William Ellerton, 47, head, N.Cowton, Ag.Lab. [Matthew 1744 tree?]
Elizabeth Ellerton, 41, wife, Thornton-le-beans
Robert Ellerton, 13, son, N.Cowton, scholar
Mary Ellerton, 7, daughter, N.Cowton, scholar
Thomas Ellerton, 4, son, N.Cowton.
 
North Frodingham
Main Street:
Thomas Ellerton, 52, head, Ag. Lab., Skidby (Yks)
Ann Ellerton, 44, wife, Market Weighton (Yks)
Sarah E Humphrey, 8, visitor, Hutton Cranswick
 
Northowram
8 Walker's Court (Sch.99):
John Ellerton, 44, head, worsted weaver, Narncliff (Yks)
Mary Ellerton [nee Moore], 45, wife, worsted weaver, Halifax
James Moore, 72, wife's father, widower, wool combin[g] and machine tender, Huddersfield
 
Pickhill & Sinderby
Sinderby Township: [see the "Francis 1712" tree]
Ann Wilson, 59, head, widow, farmer of 15 acres of land, Holme (Yks)
Dorothy Ellerton [nee Britain], 65, sister, widow, Holme
Dorothy Morton, 30, niece, unmarried, Worsall 
+ 2 "general servants"
 
Richmond
Old Methodist Chapel (Sch.22)  - see the "Matthew 1744" tree:
Benjamin Ellerton, 45, head, groom, Catterick
Mary Ellerton, 42, wife, Cleasby (Yks)
William Ellerton, 19, son, cabinet maker (Ap.), Cleasby
Thomas Ellerton, 12, son, Richmond
Benjamin Ellerton, 7, son, Richmond
John Ellerton, 5, son, Richmond

High Row (Sch.23):
John Ellerton, 16, apprentice, draper, Tunstall

Rose Mary Lane (Sch.112):
Mary Ellerton, 14, servant, Richmond [head: William Mangles, "wollen draper"] [d. of Benjamin/Mary above]
 
Rookwith
Sch.12 (last household in villlage):
Mary Ellerton, 84, head [living alone], Ag. Lab., Dunmow (Ireland).
 
Scarborough
2 Rutland Turner[?], Sch.210:
Elizabeth Ellerton, 19, servant, waiting maid, Beverley [head: Jane Chandler, widow, "fundholder"]

Scotton (parish of Patrick Brompton)
Holly House: [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
Christopher Ellerton, 50, head, farmer of 130 acres, Scotton
Margaret Ellerton, 51, wife, Piercebridge
George Ellerton, 27, son, unmarried, Ag. Lab., Scotton
John Ellerton, 25, son, unmarried, Scotton, Ag. Lab.
Christopher Ellerton, 15, son, unmarried, scholar, Scotton
Elizabeth Ellerton, 9, daughter, Scotton
 
Shipton
Shipton Endowed School with school house:
William Senior Ellerton, 13, boarder, Bishop Burton (Yks) [head: Richard Tomlinson, schoolmaster]
 
Skipsea
In Village, Sch.85:
George Ellerton, 18, apprentice, wheelwright, Beverley [head: William Woodhead, wheelwright]
 
South Cave
West Street, Sch.102:
Robert Ellerton, 28, head, bricklayer (laundryman), North Cave (Yks)
Emma Ellerton [nee Haldenby], 20, wife, Walkington [3m SW of Beverley] (Yks)
William Hargraves, 26, lodger, unmarried, joiner/laundryman, North Cave
Note: Robert/Emma had moved to Lancashire by the time of the 1871 census.

Sproatley (N/S Skirlaugh District)
See the "Matthew 1744" tree
William W Ellerton, 44, head, groom domestic servant, Danby
Margaret Ellerton, 43, wife, Sproatley
Alfred W Ellerton, 12, son, scholar, Hull
George F Ellerton, 8, son, Sproatley
Frances J Ellerton, 4, Sproatley, daughter
Augustus Ellerton, 1, Sproatley, son
 
Strensall
George H Ellerton, 3, nephew, Strensall [head: John Flintoft + his wife Hannah]
 
Tadcaster West
Bridge Street - see the "George 1739" tree:
Frederick C G Ellerton, 41, head, East Indies (Bengal), physician and surgeon
Henrietta Ellerton, 38, wife, Ireland
John F H Ellerton, 7, son, Tadcaster
 
Thornton
"New Halifax", Sch 110:
Hannah Ellerton, 75, head, formerly farmer's wife, Grassington (Yks)
Ann Rodger, 51, widow [and daughter?], formerly lead miner's wife, Grassington
Betty Ellerton, 48, daughter, unattached, worsted weaver, Grassington
Hannah Ellerton, 38, daughter,  unattached, worsted weaver, Grassington
Sarah Hannah Ellerton, 5, granddaughter, Bingley [d. of Christopher/Emma - per 1871 census]

 Trinity
"Hooperdale":
Margaret Ellerton, 20, servant, general servant, Cowton [head: Alfred Holbis, iron works manager]

Tunstall
Tunstall village: [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
Thomas Ellerton, 20, unmarried, apprentice, Catterick [Scotton?], carpenter's apprentice. [Head: Thomas Coates, joiner/carpenter]
Wakefield
"Thompson's Ye Westgate", Sch.71:
Joseph Ellerton, 50, head, stock and share broker and insurance agent, Kippax
Isabella Ellerton, 48, wife, Hull
George Victor Ellerton, 22, son, clerk, Liverpool (Lancs)
 
Weaverham [Weaverthorpe]
"The Pasture Farm":
Mark Marshall, 51, head, farmer of 640 acres employing 7 labourers and 8 servants, West Haslerton (Yks)
David Ellerton, 13, servant [along with 12 others], ploughboy, Lockington (Yks)


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