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Household of John Ruffley (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Ruffley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ruffley, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ruffley, born in 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Susan (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Son Lodger, John (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Daughter Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Son Lodger, William (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Ruffley's household

Male

John

Ruffley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ruffley

Wife
Female

Susan

Ruffley

Daughter
Female

Mary Ellen

Ruffley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Clarkson

Lodger
Male

John

Clarkson

Son Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Clarkson

Daughter Lodger
Male

William

Clarkson

Son Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ruffley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ruffley

Head

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ruffley

Wife

Married

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Susan

Ruffley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Ruffley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Clarkson

Lodger

Widow

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Clarkson

Son Lodger

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Clarkson

Daughter Lodger

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Clarkson

Son Lodger

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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