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Household of John Ravenscroft (born 1822, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 Ravenscroft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ravenscroft, born in 1822 in Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ravenscroft, born in 1830 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Fred A (born 1858 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England) and John (born 1866 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Banbury, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Staffordshire, England).


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John Ravenscroft's household

Male

John

Ravenscroft

Head
Female

Margaret

Ravenscroft

Wife
Male

James

Ravenscroft

Son
Male

Fred A

Ravenscroft

Son
Male

John

Ravenscroft

Son
Female

Emma

Large

Servant
Female

Sarah

Thorley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ravenscroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ravenscroft

Head

Married

59

1822

Cheshire, England

Margaret

Ravenscroft

Wife

Married

51

1830

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Ravenscroft

Son

Single

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Fred A

Ravenscroft

Son

Single

23

1858

Wallasey, Cheshire, England

John

Ravenscroft

Son

Single

15

1866

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Emma

Large

Servant

Single

21

1860

Banbury, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Thorley

Servant

Single

19

1862

Staffordshire, England

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