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Household of James Ricketts (born 1840, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

James Ricketts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ricketts, born in 1840 in Kingston, Herefordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace L Ricketts, born in 1839 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John P (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Florence M (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Grace (born 1801 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), James's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and James's Governess, Mary L (born 1857 in Cork, Cork, Ireland).


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James Ricketts's household

Male

James

Ricketts

Head
Female

Grace L

Ricketts

Wife
Male

John P

Ricketts

Son
Female

Mary

Ricketts

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Ricketts

Daughter
Female

Grace

Penketh

Mother In Law
Female

Alice

Butterworth

Servant
Female

Mary L

Hare

Governess
First name(s) James
Last name Ricketts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Kingston, Herefordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ricketts

Head

Married

41

1840

Kingston, Herefordshire, England

Grace L

Ricketts

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John P

Ricketts

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ricketts

Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Florence M

Ricketts

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Grace

Penketh

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alice

Butterworth

Servant

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary L

Hare

Governess

Single

24

1857

Cork, Cork, Ireland

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