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Household of John Ratcliffe (born 1819, 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 1819 in Darwen, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Ratcliffe, born in 1824 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1849 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Pracie (born 1857 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1859 in Darwen, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1864 in Darwen, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Martha (born 1870 in Darwen, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Alise (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Thomas Duxbury, born in 1859 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.


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John Ratcliffe's household

Male

John

Ratcliffe

Head
Female

Alice

Ratcliffe

Wife
Female

Jane

Clarkson

Daughter
Female

Pracie

Fish

Daughter
Female

Martha

Duxbury

Daughter
Male

William

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

Thomas

Duxbury

Son In Law
Female

Martha

Ratcliffe

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Clarkson

Grand Daughter
Female

Alise

Clarkson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ratcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Darwen, 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

62

1819

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ratcliffe

Wife

Married

57

1824

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Jane

Clarkson

Daughter

Widow

32

1849

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Pracie

Fish

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha

Duxbury

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Darwen, Lancashire, England

William

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

17

1864

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Duxbury

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Martha

Ratcliffe

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Jane

Clarkson

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alise

Clarkson

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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