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Household of John Ratcliffe (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

John Ratcliffe and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ratcliffe, born in 1843 in Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ratcliffe, born in 1841 in Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), James (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Cheshire, England) and John (born 1879 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Nancy Brodhurst, born in 1825 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.


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John Ratcliffe's household

Male

John

Ratcliffe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ratcliffe

Wife
Female

Mary

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Male

William

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

James

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

Thomas

Ratcliffe

Son
Female

Hannah

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Male

John

Ratcliffe

Son
Female

Nancy

Brodhurst

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Ratcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ratcliffe

Head

Married

38

1843

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Ratcliffe

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Mary

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

William

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

James

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Thomas

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Hannah

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

John

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Nancy

Brodhurst

Visitor

Widow

56

1825

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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