Census - 31st March 1901  

The 1901 Census for England and Wales accounted for over 32 million individuals, including over 700 with the Ellerton surname. As far as I am aware the listing below includes all of the Ellerton families 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.

Aberford
Sydenham House:
Elizabeth Ellerton, 76, head, widow, Leeds
+ 2 servants

Barden
Barden Dykes:  [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
Frederick C [T?] Ellerton, 27, head, single, farmer, employer, Hauxwell (Yks)
Sarah F Ellerton, 25, sister, single, housekeeper, Hauxwell
Ernest Jones, 17, servant, carter on farm, Burrill (Yks)

Beverley
Emma Ellerton, 54, head, Withernwick (Yks)

Albert Terrace:
Joseph Ellerton, 73, head, widower, living on own means, Cottingham (Yks)
Jane Reed, 68, housekeeper, Brandesburton (Yks)

North Bar Lee[?] Without: [see the "Francis 1712" tree]
Charlotte Hobson, 81, head, widow, living on own means, Driby (Lincs)
Edwin A Hobson, 42, son, commercial jewellery, Beverley 
Amelia Ellerton, 31, companion, single [married Edwin Hobson, above, in 1906], Kirklington (Yks)

Bradford
Samuel B Ellerton, 64, head, Wilsden (Yks)
Eliza Ellerton, 64, wife, Halifax (Yks)

10 Mellor Street: ["Matthew1744" tree?]
Sarah Ellerton, 53, head, Scarborough (Yks) [widow of William Wilson Ellerton?]
Anthony Ellerton, 31, son, single, farm labourer, Brotton (Yks)

41 Florence Street: [see the "Matthew1744" tree]
Henry Ellerton, 34, head, upholsterer, Darlington (Durham)
Sarah Ellerton [nee Smith], 33, wife, Darlington
William Ellerton, 15, son, worsted spinner, Darlington
Henry Ellerton, 12, son, Bradford
Arthur Ellerton, 10, son, Bradford
Sarah Ellerton, 4, daughter, Bradford
Fred Ellerton, 3, son, Bradford

25 Wellington (lodging house):
Stephen Robinson, 69, head, widower, baker and lodging house keeper, Preston (Lancs)
Mary Robinson, 8, daughter,  Bradford
Arthur Ellerton, 27, nephew, married, railway car washer, Darlington (Durham)
Bertha Ellerton, 27, niece [wife of Arthur?], married, India - British Subject
+ 1 servant and 10 lodgers

[see the "Matthew1744" tree]:
Ernest Ellerton, 24, head, Darlington (Durham)
Esther Ellerton, 20, wife, Spennymoor (Durham)
Jane A Ellerton, 22, sister, Darlington
Ernest Ellerton, 1, son, Bradford
Phoebe Ellerton, 1, daughter, Bradford

["Matthew1744" tree?]
Norman Ellerton, 19, boarder, Bradford

Bridlington
Florence M Ellerton, 38, head, Leek (Staffs)
Ann R Ellerton, 35, sister, Leek
Laura B Ellerton, 29, sister, Leek

Brompton on Swale
Grange Road:
Thomas Rowland, 63, head, single, ordinary agricultural, Brompton on Swale
William Ellerton, 33, visitor, single, shoemaker bootmaker, Patrick Brompton (Yks) ["Christopher 1810" tree]
[Note: William was the illegit. son of Elizabeth Isabel Ellerton who married John Mansfield in 1878]

Catterick
[see the "Matthew1744" tree]
George BALL, 47, head, shepherd, York
Jane Ball [illegitimate d. of Hannah Ellerton?], 39, wife [m. George Ball in 1896], Catterick
Hannah MORTON [nee Ellerton], 63, mother-in-law, widow [of William Morton], Langton (Yks)
Lydia Ellerton [shown as Lydia MORTON in 1891], 12, stepdaughter, Catterick
Ada Ellerton, 7, stepdaughter, Leeds (Yks)
Herbert BALL, 4, son, Thornton Watlass (Yks)  

Cundall with Leckby
Gamekeeper's Lodge: [see the "Francis 1712" tree]
Francis Ellerton, 40, head, gamekeeper, Kirklington (Yks)
Edith Ellerton [nee Saville], 30, wife, Sheriff Hutton (Yks)
Grace Ellerton, 8, daughter, Leckby (Yks)
Blanche Ellerton, 6, daughter, Leckby
Kathleen Ellerton, 4, daughter, Leckby
Mary Crossland, 17, servant, governess, Ribston (Yks)

Darlington
28 Wycombe Street:
William Foster, 53, head, carting contractor, Haram (Yks)
Elizabeth Foster, 50, wife, Barmton (Durham)
Laura Ellerton, 14, adopted daughter, Stockton (Durham)
+ 2 boarders

Eston
West Street:  [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
Head? (need previous page of census!)
Elizabeth M Ellerton, 57, mother-in-law, married [to Thomas, living in Redmire], Barden Dykes (Yks)

Halifax
7 Bell's Court:
Alfred Ellerton, 53, boarder, single, tailor, Hull (Yks)  [head: Susannah Balmforth, 66)

37 South Darley Street:
Henry H Davis, 33, head, china and earthenware assistant, Frankton (Shropshire)
Gertrude M Davis* [nee Ellerton], 25 [29?], wife, Congleton (Cheshire)
Alice M Ellerton*, 20 [22?], sister-in-law, confectioner's assistant, Congleton (Cheshire)
[* daughters of William & Martha]

Hedon
St Augustine Gate [see the "Matthew1744" tree]:
Frederic T Ellerton, 55, head, cordwainer bootmaker, Etton (Yks)
Fanny E Ellerton, 52, wife, Hedon
Robert Ellerton, 26, son, Hedon
George Ellerton, 18, son, Hedon
Amy A Ellerton, 16, daughter, Hedon
William J Ellerton, 13, son, Hedon
Agnes M Ellerton, 12, daughter, Hedon
Alban Ellerton, 7, son, Hedon

Hepworth
Meal Hill [see the "Matthew1744" tree]:
George Ellerton, 44, head, coachman, Sproatley (Yks)
Ann Ellerton [nee Pickering], 39, wife, South Milford (Yks)
Ethel Ellerton, 10, daughter, Leeds (Yks)
Benjamin Ellerton, 8, son, Leeds
Margaret Ellerton, 4, daughter, Leeds
George Coast, 24, boarder, whipper up, Sittingbourne (Kent)

Hornby
Head of household??
Ernest Ellerton, 27, servant, horseman on farm, Hunton (Yks) [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
[son of George/Jane - see under Hunton, below]

Hull
55 Bean Street, Holy Trinity:
Catherine Ellerton, 60, head, widow [of Benjamin b.1813?], nurse sick, own account working at home, Scotland
Catherine Ellerton, 24, daughter, single, market stall holder Hawk[er?], own account working at home, England

47 Cambridge Street, Holy Trinity & St Mary:
Ada Ellerton, 23, sister [of head: Alice Johnson, 32], single, Hedon (Yks) [see the "Matthew1744" tree]

Hunton (Wensleydale, 5m SW of Catterick)
Farmhouse opposite school:  [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
George Ellerton, 67, head, farmer, Scotton (Yks)
Jane Ellerton, 57, wife, Hornby (Yks)
Alfred Ellerton, 32, son, farmer's son, Hunton
George Ellerton, 29, son, farmer's son, Hunton

Kirklington with Upsland  [see the "Francis 1712" tree]
Harriet Ellerton, 75, head, living on own means, Kirklington
Louisa Ellerton, 82, sister, living on own means, Kirklington

The Cottage: [see the "Francis 1712" tree]
Louisa Ellerton, 31, head, living on own means, Kirklington
Sarah Ellerton, 29, sister, living on own means, Kirklington
Frederick Ellerton, 27, brother, living on own means, Kirklington
Heather Ellerton, 4, niece, Barnstaple (Devon)  [d. of Richard, living in Bournemouth, & Caroline who died in 1899]

Leeds
15 Inglewood Terrace:
Edward Moon, 47, head, baptist minister, Stratford on Avon (Warwickshire)
Sarah J Moon, 53, wife, Manchester (Lancs)
Jeannie A Moon, 15, daughter, Warrington (Lancs)
Edward Moon, 10, son, Warrington (Lancs)
Charlotte Ellerton, 46, sister-in-law, Manchester (Lancs)

Masham
Quaker's Terrace [next to "primitive chapel"]:
Edward Cradock, head, brewer's labourer
James Ellerton, 53, lodger, tailor's cutter, Langton (Yks) [see the "Matthew1744" tree]

Middlesbrough
Claremont Villa, Marton Road:
Mm [Mr? John] Ellerton, 60, head, single, doctor of medicine, Liverpool (Lancs)
+ 3 servants

231 Linthorpe Road:
John Ellerton, 56, head, steel manufacturer's clerk, Tunstall (Yks)
Margaret Ellerton, 53, wife, Garmondsway (Durham)
William E Ellerton, 20, son, accountant's clerk, Linthorpe (Yks)
Marie E Ellerton, 16, daughter, Middlesborough
John G Ellerton, 14, son, Middlesborough

23 Church Street:
George C Ellerton, 40, head, insurance agency, Catterick (Yks)
Sarah A Ellerton, 39, wife, Whitby (Yks)
Bertram G Ellerton, 16, son, errand boy port, Middlesborough
Mabel G Ellerton, 14, daughter, Middlesborough
Olive Ellerton, 9, daughter, Middlesborough
+ 4 boarders (including 3 "professional footballers" from Scotland)

39 Waverley Street: [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
Mary A [Agnes] Ellerton [nee Robinson - m. John Arthur Ellerton in 1898], 20, head, Darlington (Durham)
William H Robinson, 50, father, widower, van driver, Bolton (Yks)
Janie E Robinson, 16, sister, Applegarth (Yks)
Dorothy Robinson, 2, sister, Applegarth

John W [A?] Ellerton, 20, boarder, Aycliffe (Durham)   [husband of Mary, above??]

William E Ellerton, 32, head, Aycliffe (Durham)
Louisa Ellerton [nee Smith], 28, wife, Barnard Castle (Durham)
Herbert E Ellerton, 7, son, Barnard Castle

Normanby
29 Milbank Street:
Helen Ellerton, 45, head, widow [of Christopher], confectioner shopkeeper, Scotland
Emily Wilson, 26, servant, Beverley (Yks)

North Cowton
Alice I Ellerton*, 11, visitor [head: Thomas Wildsworth, joiner/cowkeeper], North Cowton
[* probably the granddaughter of Elizabeth Ellerton - see 1891 census]

Charles Applegarth, head, farmer
Robert Ellerton, 17, servant, horseman on farm, North Cowton [son of Richard 1859?-1890 & Elizabeth - see below]

John Thomas Wade, 41, head, ordinary agricultural labourer, North Cowton
Elizabeth Wade [formerly Ellerton (widow of Richard 1859?-1890)], 41, wife, Croft (Yks)
Isabel Ellerton*, 15, stepdaughter, general servant, North Cowton
Christopher Ellerton*, 13, stepson, North Cowton
Florance Ellerton*, 10, stepdaughter, North Cowton
Mary Wade, 8, daughter, North Cowton
William Wade, 7, son, North Cowton
Margaret Wade, 4, daughter, North Cowton
John Wade, 1, son, North Cowton
[* son/daughter of Richard 1859?-1890 & Elizabeth]

Pudsey (between Bradford and Leeds)
Clara Ellerton, 16, servant, Darlington (Durham) [died in 1902; see the "Matthew1744" tree]
[daughter of William & Frances - see below]

William Ellerton, 37, head, Darlington (Durham) [see the "Matthew1744" tree]
Frances Ellerton, 33, wife, Hartlepool (Durham)
James Wm Ellerton, 10, son, Bradford (Yks)
Lily Ellerton, 8, daughter, Bradford
Jane Ann Ellerton, 2, daughter, Bradford
Frances May Ellerton, 10 months, daughter, Pudsey

Redmire
Bolton Arms:  [see the "Christopher 1810" tree]
Thomas Ellerton, 59, head, married [to Elizabeth, living in Eston], inn-keeper publican and farmer, Scotton (Yks)
Minnie Ellerton, 18, daughter, domestic, Constable Burton (Yks)

Richmond
64 Frenchgate:
William Ellerton, 57, head, widower, railway goods porter, Brompton on Swale (Yks)
Jane A Ellerton, 30, daughter, single, housekeeper, Darlington (Durham)
Mabel M Ellerton, 19, daughter, single, general servant, Brompton on Swale
Eleanor E Ellerton, 17, daughter, Brompton on Swale

Sculcoates
10 De Grey Street:
Charles Waterfall, 50, head, own means, Leeds (Yks)
Christiana Waterfall [nee Ellerton?], 38, wife, Hull (Yks)
Catherine Ellerton, 70, mother-in-law, Kirkstall (Yks)

Alms houses at Hull Municipal Hospital [or "Inmates of Sir John Lister's Hospital"?] :
Joseph Ellerton, 68, head, retired cabinet maker, Hull (Yks)
Catherine Ellerton, 69, wife, widow, Hull (Yks)

9 Percy Cottages, Wheeler Street ["Matthew1744" tree?]:
Fred Ellerton, 26, head, bricklayer's labourer. Darlington (Durham) [son of William Wilson Ellerton?]
Harriet Ellerton [nee Atkinson], 22, wife, Anlaby (Yks)
Margaret Ellerton, 5 months, daughter, Hull (Yks)
Thomas Ellerton, 30, brother, single, fisherman, Darlington (Durham) [son of William Wilson Ellerton?]

Sheriff Hutton with Cornborough
Wellington House :
John Saville, head, butcher
Francis W Ellerton, 39, visitor, married, gamekeeper, Kirklington (Yks) ["Francis 1712" tree?]

Thornton (Bradford)
6 Havelock Street:
Ann Ellerton*, 34, head, single, cloth weaver, Bradford (Yks)
Margaret Ellerton*, 41, sister, single, retired schoolmistress, Barden (Yks)
[* daughters of Christopher & Emma]

10 Havelock Street:
Betty Ellerton, 36, head, single, dressmaker, Barden (Yks) [niece of Christopher & Emma Ellerton]

William B Ellerton, 34, head, Thornton (Yks) [son of Christopher & Emma]
Esther J Ellerton [nee Maud; m.1990], 38, wife, Denholme (Yks)

Wakefield
16 North Row:
George V Ellerton, 62, head, retired stockbroker, Everton (Lancs)
Lydia F Mitton, 30, cousin, Welburn (Lincs)
Ada Kickling, 17, servant, Walsall (Staffs) 

Warmfield with Heath [Wakefield]
Heath of Wakefield [see the "Matthew1744" tree]:
Augustus Ellerton, 41, head, groom, Sproatley (Yks)
Jane Ann Ellerton, 43, wife, Whitton (Lincs)
Annie May Ellerton, 16, daughter, draper's assistant, Swinton (Yks)
Lucy Naylor, 5, visitor, Whitton (Lincs)

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