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Household of John Rettley (born 1844, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Rettley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rettley, born in 1844 in Coseley, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Rettley, born in 1845 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Jemima (born 1866 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1868 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England) and Ester (born 1874 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Relation, Ruth (born 1851 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England) and John's Relation, Esther (born 1817 in Coseley, Staffordshire, England).


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John Rettley's household

Male

John

Rettley

Head
Female

Sarah

Rettley

Wife
Female

Jemima

Rettley

Daughter
Male

John

Rettley

Son
Female

Alice

Rettley

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Rettley

Relation
Female

Esther

Taylor

Relation
Female

Ester

Rilley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Rettley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rettley

Head

Married

37

1844

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Rettley

Wife

Married

36

1845

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Jemima

Rettley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

John

Rettley

Son

Single

13

1868

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Rettley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Ruth

Rettley

Relation

Married

30

1851

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Esther

Taylor

Relation

Widow

64

1817

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

Ester

Rilley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Coseley, Staffordshire, England

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