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Household of Ellen Ruscoe (born 1835, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Ruscoe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Ruscoe, born in 1835 in Barrow, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Ellen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Alfred (born 1853 in Barrow, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1868 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Niece, Annie (born 1870 in Wem, Shropshire, England), Ellen's Servant, Samuel (born 1836 in Kelsall, Cheshire, England), Ellen's Boarder, William (born 1821 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) and Ellen's Boarder, Charlotte (born 1837 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England).


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Ellen Ruscoe's household

Female

Ellen

Ruscoe

Head
Male

Alfred

Ruscoe

Son
Female

Sarah

Ruscoe

Daughter
Male

William

Ruscoe

Son
Female

Annie

Mosley

Niece
Male

Samuel

Ashbrook

Servant
Male

William

Peters

Boarder
Female

Charlotte

Peters

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Ruscoe
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Barrow, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Ruscoe

Head

Widow

46

1835

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Ruscoe

Son

Single

28

1853

Barrow, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Ruscoe

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

William

Ruscoe

Son

Single

13

1868

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

Annie

Mosley

Niece

Single

11

1870

Wem, Shropshire, England

Samuel

Ashbrook

Servant

Single

45

1836

Kelsall, Cheshire, England

William

Peters

Boarder

Single

60

1821

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Charlotte

Peters

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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