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Household of Ellen Metcalfe (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, 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.

Ellen Metcalfe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Metcalfe, born in 1842 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Mary A (born 1865 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Edwin (born 1868 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Melita (born 1871 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Eliza E (born 1874 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1874 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ellen's Father In Law, Thomas T Metcalfe, born in 1808 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Ellen Metcalfe's household

Female

Ellen

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Mary A

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Melita

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Eliza E

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Tom

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Alfred

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Thomas T

Metcalfe

Father In Law
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Metcalfe

Head

Widow

39

1842

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Metcalfe

Son

Single

13

1868

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Melita

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Eliza E

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Tom

Metcalfe

Son

Single

7

1874

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Metcalfe

Son

Single

1

1880

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Thomas T

Metcalfe

Father In Law

Widower

73

1808

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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