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Household of John Ratcliff (born 1850, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

John Ratcliff and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ratcliff, born in 1850 in Sussex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Blanche M Ratcliff, born in 1853 in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. They had 5 children; Blanche M E (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England), John E C (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alice M (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Willie (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Rose (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Annie Donena, born in 1862 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.


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John Ratcliff's household

Male

John

Ratcliff

Head
Female

Blanche M

Ratcliff

Wife
Female

Blanche M E

Ratcliff

Daughter
Male

John E C

Ratcliff

Son
Female

Alice M

Ratcliff

Daughter
Male

Willie

Ratcliff

Son
Female

Rose

Ratcliff

Daughter
Female

Annie

Donena

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ratcliff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ratcliff

Head

Married

31

1850

Sussex, England

Blanche M

Ratcliff

Wife

Married

28

1853

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Blanche M E

Ratcliff

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brighton, Sussex, England

John E C

Ratcliff

Son

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alice M

Ratcliff

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

Willie

Ratcliff

Son

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Rose

Ratcliff

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Annie

Donena

Servant

Single

19

1862

Penzance, Cornwall, England

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