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Household of John Ratcliffe (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

John Ratcliffe and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ratcliffe, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Ratcliffe, born in 1842 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Jane E (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Richard H (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1876 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1878 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Joseph Cunliffe, born in 1811 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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John Ratcliffe's household

Male

John

Ratcliffe

Head
Female

Mary A

Ratcliffe

Wife
Female

Jane E

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Male

Richard H

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

Edward

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

Joseph

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

Alfred

Ratcliffe

Son
Female

Ann

Rawcliffe (Ratcliffe)

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Rawcliffe (Ratcliffe)

Son
Male

Joseph

Cunliffe

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ratcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ratcliffe

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Ratcliffe

Wife

Married

39

1842

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Richard H

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Edward

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ann

Rawcliffe (Ratcliffe)

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Rawcliffe (Ratcliffe)

Son

Single

3

1878

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Cunliffe

Boarder

Single

70

1811

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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