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Household of John Ritson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Ritson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ritson, born in 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ritson, born in 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Sarah E (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Daniel (born 1871 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John W (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Aunt, Ellen Ritson, born in 1820 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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John Ritson's household

Male

John

Ritson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ritson

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Ritson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Ritson

Daughter
Female

Maria

Ritson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ritson

Son
Male

Herbert

Ritson

Son
Male

Daniel

Ritson

Son
Female

Margaret

Ritson

Daughter
Male

John W

Ritson

Son
Female

Ellen

Ritson

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Ritson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ritson

Head

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ritson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Ritson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Ritson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Maria

Ritson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ritson

Son

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Ritson

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Ritson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ritson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John W

Ritson

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ritson

Aunt

Single

61

1820

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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