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Household of Benjamin Rawcliffe (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Benjamin Rawcliffe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Rawcliffe, born in 1856 in Church, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rawcliffe, born in 1857 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Cathsarine Dickinson, born in 1805 in Lancashire, England.


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Benjamin Rawcliffe's household

Male

Benjamin

Rawcliffe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rawcliffe

Wife
Male

James

Rawcliffe

Son
Male

William

Rawcliffe

Son
Male

Walter

Rawcliffe

Son
Female

Cathsarine

Dickinson

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Rawcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Church, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Rawcliffe

Head

Married

25

1856

Church, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rawcliffe

Wife

Married

24

1857

Chorley, Lancashire, England

James

Rawcliffe

Son

Single

5

1876

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

William

Rawcliffe

Son

Single

2

1879

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Walter

Rawcliffe

Son

Single

1

1880

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Cathsarine

Dickinson

Servant

Married

76

1805

Lancashire, England

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