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Household of John Ritson (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ritson, born in 1829 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Ritson, born in 1831 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Edgar Herbert (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas Augustus (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ada Gertrude (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Marion Isabella (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John Henry (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George Arthur (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Florence (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Francis Baxter, born in 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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John Ritson's household

Male

John

Ritson

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Ritson

Wife
Male

Edgar Herbert

Ritson

Son
Male

Thomas Augustus

Ritson

Son
Female

Ada Gertrude

Ritson

Daughter
Female

Marion Isabella

Ritson

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Ritson

Son
Male

George Arthur

Ritson

Son
Female

Sarah Florence

Ritson

Daughter
Male

Francis

Baxter

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Ritson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ritson

Head

Married

52

1829

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Ritson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edgar Herbert

Ritson

Son

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas Augustus

Ritson

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ada Gertrude

Ritson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Marion Isabella

Ritson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John Henry

Ritson

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George Arthur

Ritson

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Florence

Ritson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Francis

Baxter

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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