Census - 2nd April 1871  

The following individuals were listed in the 1871 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
(Sch.130):

Jane F Ellerton, 63, head, widow, annuitant, Guisborough (Yks)
Matilda Richards, 19, companion, Wales
+ 2 servants

 

(Sch.132):

John E Ellerton, 46, head, surgeon, Parlington (Yks)

Elizabeth Ellerton, 46, wife, Leeds
+ 2 servants

Barden

Barden Dykes: [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
Thomas Ellerton, 29, head, farmer of 73 acres, Catterick
Elizabeth M Ellerton [nee Woodhouse], 27, wife, Haukswell (Yks) 
Mary C Ellerton, 2, daughter, St John Stanwick (Yks)
William C Ellerton, 7 months, son, Haukswell (Yks)
+ 2 servants

Beverley

Trinity Lane, St. Martin (Sch.47):
Thomas Ellerton, 61, head, labourer, Skidby (Yks)
Ann Ellerton, 54, wife, Market Weighton (Yks)
Charles Bell, 63, boarder, unmarried, annuitant, Little---- (Yks)

Trinity Lane, St. Martin (Sch.48):
George Ellerton, 28, head, joiner, Beverley
Emma Ellerton [nee Everingham?], 24, wife, Withernwick (Yks)

William Everingham, 15, brother-in-law, chemist's apprentice, Withernwick (Yks)
 
Beverley Union Workhouse, St. Mary:
Hannah Ellerton, 68, inmate, general servant domestic, lunatic, Sandon (Yks)  [died in 1874, aged 72]

Albert Terrace, St. Mary:
Joseph Ellerton, 43, head, joiner (journeyman), Cottingham (Yks)
Elizabeth Ellerton, 40, wife, Patrington (Yks)

Eastgate:
Francis Johnson (& family), 56, head, widow, fruiterer,  Beverley
Mary Ellerton, 66, servant, housekeeper, Brantingham (Yks)

Brompton-on-Swale

"Farm in Brompton", Sch.69 [close to Brompton Mill, Sch.71]: [see the "Matthew1744" tree]
Robert Ellerton, 56, head, farmer of 94[?] acres, Richmond

Jane Ellerton, 52, wife, Barton

Mary A Ellerton, 23, daughter, Brompton on Swale.

John Ellerton, 21, son, joiner, Brompton on Swale

Richard G Ellerton, 12, son, Brompton on Swale

Catterick

Sch.27 [see the "Matthew 1744" tree]:
Christopher Ellerton, 63, head, married [widower?], tailor, Hauxwell

James Ellerton, 34, son, unmarried, tailor, Langton on Swale

Hannah Ellerton, 31, daughter, unmarried, seamstress, Langton on Swale

Jane Ellerton, 8, grand-daughter, Catterick  [illegitimate d. of Hannah?]

Elizabeth E Ellerton, 2, grand-daughter, Catterick  [illegitimate d. of Hannah?]

 

Constable Burton

Ellerton Wilson, 32, unmarried, Stainton, Farmer of 160 acres

[The above individual is listed out of interest only, due to his forename. This is presumably the same Ellerton Wilson listed in the 1841 Census for Downholme, although there is a discrepancy of four years in his age]

Cottingham
Hullgate:
Benjamin Ellerton, 59, head, widower, shoemaker, Cottingham
Ada Ashton, 9, boarder, Cottingham

Croft
Birchsprings Farm:
Robert Ellerton, 22, servant, unmarried, farm servant, North Cowton [head: Stephen Dinsley, farmer]

 

Dalton
Browton Bank:

Benjamin Ellerton, 22, servant, unmarried, Ag. Lab., North Cowton [head: --- Metcalf]

Downholme

Ellerton Lodge - see the "Richard 1678" tree:
Richard Ellerton, 58, head, unmarried, gentleman landowner, Downholme  [died in 1873]
+ 3 servants

Drypool
6 Thomas's Square:
Mary Reynolds, 60, head, housekeeper, Ferrybridge (Yks)
Charles Reynolds, 11, son, Ferrybridge 
Mary Ellerton [nee Reynolds?], 24, daughter, Ferrybridge
David Ellerton, 3, grandson, Ferrybridge

 

Hedon

St. Augustine Gate [see the "Matthew 1744" tree]:

Alice Ellerton, 2, nurse child, Hedon [head: George Johnson, labourer]
[note: Alice's widowed father, Frederic, was living at Soutter Gate and her sister Anne was living with her grandparents in Hessle - see below]

Soutter Gate [see the "Matthew 1744" tree]:
Frederick [Frederic] T Ellerton, 25, head, widower, cordwainer, Etton (ERY}
George F Ellerton, 16, brother, printer's apprentice, Sproatley (ERY) 

Hessle, Sculcoates (5m west of Hull)
Cow Lane:
John L Fearne (& wife, visitors, servants), 28, head, wine merchant,
William Ellerton, 18, servant, groom, Barton (Lincs.)

North Gate [see the "Matthew 1744" tree]:
William Wilson Ellerton, 54, head, groom, Darnley [Danby?] (Yks)
Margaret Ellerton, 51, wife, Sproatley
Frances Jane Ellerton, 14, daughter, Sproatley
Augustus Ellerton, 11, son, Sproatley
Anne Elizabeth Ellerton, 4,  granddaughter [d. of Frederick T Ellerton - see under "Hedon"], Sproatley

 

Horton

42 Jonas[?] Gate:
Samuel B Ellerton, 34, head, stuff warehouseman, Wilsden (WRY)
Eliza Ellerton, 34. wife, worsted weaver, Halifax

Emily Ellerton, 8, daughter, Horton
Harriet Beales, 20, lodger, worsted weaver, Norfolk

Hunton [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]

George Ellerton, 38, head, Butcher, Scotton
Jane Ellerton, 27, wife, Langlands (Yks)
James Ellerton, 4, son, Hunton
Alfred Ellerton, 2, son, Hunton
Ada J Ellerton, 10 months, daughter, Hunton

Hutton's Ambo
Low Village Cottage:
John Ellerton, 51, head, Ag. Labourer, North Coulton (Yks)
Elizabeth Ellerton, 64, wife, Settrington (Yks)
John Ellerton, 24, son, Ag. Labourer, Hutton's Ambo
Robert Newby, 15, grandson, Hutton's Ambo
Mary Newby, 12, granddaughter, Hutton's Ambo 

Kingston Upon Hull
13 Hatfield Terrace:
Joseph Ellerton, 38, head, cabinet maker, Hull
Catherine Ellerton, 39, wife, Hull
Gertrude Ellerton, 4, daughter, Hull
Amelia Ellerton, 2, daughter, Hull
Jane A Ellerton, 3 weeks, daughter, Hull

Kirklington
Low Hall (Sch.1) [see the "Francis 1712" tree]:
Mary Ann Ellerton, 63, head, unmarried, annuitant, Kirklington
Eliza Ellerton, 54 [60?], sister, unmarried, annuitant, Kirklington
Louisa F Ellerton, 50 [52?], sister, unmarried, annuitant, Kirklington
Harriot Ellerton, 40 [45?], sister, unmarried, annuitant, Kirklington

Low Hall (Sch.2) [see the "Francis 1712" tree]:
Frederick J Ellerton, 51, head, farmer of 400 acres, Kirklington
Sara Ellerton, 36, wife, Ripon
Francis Ellerton, 12, son, Kirklington
Sophia Ellerton, 11, daughter, Kirklington
Richard Ellerton, 9, son, Kirklington
Amelia Ellerton, 6, daughter, Kirklington
Louisa [* Sarah?] Ellerton, 4, daughter, Kirklington
Lina [* Elizabeth Louisa?] Ellerton, 2, daughter, Kirklington
+ 2 servants
* Note: the Census sheet clearly shows Louisa and Lina, but correct names would appear to be Sarah and Elizabeth Louisa.

Leeds
32 Rockingham Street:
Charles H Ellerton, 32, head, dentist, Littletown [near Durham] (Yks)
Emily M Ellerton [shown as "Mary Ann" in 1881], 29, wife, Swainby (Yks)
George H Ellerton, 4, son, Linton on Ouse (Yks)
Henry E Ellerton, 9 months, Leeds

Newton le Willows
Sch.57 (next to "Newton Hall", Sch.56):
Christopher Ellerton, 42 [48?], head, general servant, East Witton (Yks)
Elizabeth Ellerton, 55, wife, Gilling
 

North Cowton

Sch.11 - adjacent to butcher's shop:

Edward Wetherall (& family), 58, head, butcher, N.Cowton
Thomas Ellerton, 15, servant, general servant, N.Cowton  [son of William, Sch.51?; "Matthew 1744" tree]

Sch.47:
William Ellerton, 26, head, Ag. Lab., N.Cowton
Jane Ellerton, 22, wife, Sunderland (Durham)
John Thomas Ellerton, 2, son, Sunderland (Durham)

Mary Broderick, 3, relative, Sunderland (Durham) [??relation of Isabella Brodrick-Ellerton 1814-1893]

Sch.51 [see the "Matthew 1744" tree]:

William Ellerton, head, 57, widower, Ag. Lab, N.Cowton [wife: Elizabeth]

Mary Ellerton, 17, daughter, unmarried, N.Cowton

Margret Ellerton, 9, daughter, N.Cowton

Alice Ellerton, 9, daughter, N.Cowton

Sch.56 [see the "Christopher 1813" tree]:

Christopher Ellerton, 59, head, Ag. Lab., Hudswell

Elizabeth Ellerton, 52, wife, Hudswell

Reuben Ellerton, 19, son, unmarried, carpenter, N.Cowton

Hannah Ellerton, 15, daughter, N.Cowton

Northowram
8 Walker's Court, Haley Hill:
Mary Ellerton, 55, head, widow, cordial and ginger beer manufacturer, Halifax
Henry Drake, 9, nephew, worsted spinner, Halifax

Richmond St. Mary
Old Methodist Chapel (one of several families listed as such) [see the "Matthew 1744" tree]:
Benjamin Ellerton, 54, head, groom, Catterick
Mary Ellerton, 52, wife, Cleasby
John Ellerton, 15, son, whitesmith, Richmond
Annie Ellerton, 5, daughter, Richmond
Mary A Guy, 23, daughter, married [to William Guy], dressmaker, Richmond
Jane Guy, 1, granddaughter, Richmond

Scarborough
North Ter Gardens:
Thomas Ellerton, 61, head, widower, gardener, Ruby Mondith (Yks)

Scotton
"Holly House" [Sch.1]: [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
Christopher Ellerton, 61, head, farmer, Scotton
Margaret Ellerton, 61, wife, Scotton
Elizabeth I Ellerton, 18, daughter, unmarried, Scotton
William Ellerton, 3, grandson [illegit. son of Elizabeth], Scotton
Joseph Cockfield, 16, servant, unmarried, farm servant, Scotton

Stokesley
"White Swan":
Sarah Pearson, head, 78, widow, innkeeper, Stokesley
Thomas L Pearson, 58, son, unmarried, brewer, Stokesley
Sarah A Ellerton, 38, granddaughter, married, domestic servant, Stokesley
Margaret A Ellerton, 17, great granddaughter, scholar, Stokesley
 

Strensall (5 miles north of York)
John Flintoft, head, 57?, highway labourer, Har--- (Yks)
Hannah Flintoff, wife, 54, N.Cowton 
George H Ellerton, 13, nephew, Strensall
 

Tadcaster West
Sch.136 - between the High Street and the "George & Dragon":
Frederick C G Ellerton, 51, head, medical general practitioner, Nalton[?] Bengal East Indies
Henrietta Ellerton, 53, wife, household duties, Portrimna Cossalway (Ireland)
John F Heise Ellerton, 17, son, unmarried, student of medicine, Tadcaster
Dorinda Heise Ange, 17, niece/visitor, unmarried, United States New York

Thornton
New Halifax (Sch.106):
Jonas Pearson, 57, head, warehouseman, Thornton
Mar [Mary?] Pearson, 55, wife, Grassington 
Betty Ellerton, 7, niece, Barden

New Halifax (Sch.117):
Christopher Ellerton, 49, head, road labourer, Grassington
Emma Ellerton [nee Booth], 43, wife, Thornton
Sarah H Ellerton, 15, daughter, factory hand, Bingley
Mary Jane Ellerton, 13, daughter, factory hand, Bingley
Margret Ellerton, 11, daughter
Ann Ellerton, 6, daughter
William Booth Ellerton, 4, son, [Bradford, per GRO births]
 

Tunstall

"Sportsman's Arms" [the dwelling on either side was recorded as being vacant]:

Margaret Ellerton, 52, head, widow, publican and grocer, West Layton

Mary Ann Ellerton, 21, daughter, unmarried, dressmaker, Tunstall

Thomas Ellerton, 14, son, Tunstall

George Christopher Ellerton, 11, son, East Appleton

Robert Chas. Ellerton, 9, son, East Appleton

Mary Scott, 82, mother of head, West Layton [widow of Thomas Scott]

Wakefield
Cliffe Terrace:
Isabella Ellerton, 57, head, Hull
George V Ellerton, 32, son, unmarried, share broker, Liverpool (Lancs)
Mary Fearns, 19, servant, unmarried, Liverpool (Lancs)

Wilsden (NW outskirts of Bradford]
Harrop Lane:
Charles Firth, 63, head, widower, farmer of 11 acres, Wilsden
Betty Ellerton, 55, sister-in-law, unmarried, housekeeper, Grassington [10m north of Skipton]
 

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