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Household of Edward Ratcliffe (born 1834, 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.

Edward Ratcliffe and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Ratcliffe, born in 1834 in Tockholes, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ratcliffe, born in 1837 in Longton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1859 in Lancashire, England), Betsy Ellen (born 1862 in Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1864 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Step Son, Michael T (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Edward's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Ann (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), Edward's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Ellen (born 1866 in Witton, Lancashire, England), Edward's Step Daughter, Eliza Jane (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), Edward's Step Son, Richard Edward (born 1871 in Lancashire, England) and Edward's Step Daughter, Emily (born 1874 in Lancashire, England).


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Edward Ratcliffe's household

Male

Edward

Ratcliffe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ratcliffe

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Female

Betsy Ellen

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

Michael T

Thompson

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Thompson

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ellen

Thompson

Step Daughter
Female

Eliza Jane

Thompson

Step Daughter
Male

Richard Edward

Thompson

Step Son
Female

Emily

Thompson

Step Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Ratcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Ratcliffe

Head

Married

47

1834

Tockholes, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ratcliffe

Wife

Married

44

1837

Longton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Lancashire, England

Mary

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Betsy Ellen

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

Michael T

Thompson

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Thompson

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ellen

Thompson

Step Daughter

Single

15

1866

Witton, Lancashire, England

Eliza Jane

Thompson

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

Richard Edward

Thompson

Step Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Emily

Thompson

Step Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

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