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Household of John Rycroft (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, 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 Rycroft and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Rycroft, born in 1823 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; George Harrison (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah Hannah (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1859 in Timperley, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1861 in Timperley, Cheshire, England), Beatrice (born 1863 in Timperley, Cheshire, England) and Lucy Hartley (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Constance (born 1877 in Cheshire, England), Earnest (born 1879 in Cheshire, England) and Cecil (born 1881 in Harford, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Mary Ann (born 1822 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1859 in Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in Lea, Herefordshire, England).


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John Rycroft's household

Male

John

Rycroft

Head
Male

George Harrison

Rycroft

Son
Female

Sarah Hannah

Rycroft

Daughter
Female

Edith

Rycroft

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rycroft

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Rycroft

Daughter
Female

Lucy Hartley

Rycroft

Daughter
Female

Constance

Rycroft

Grand Daughter
Male

Earnest

Rycroft

Grand Son
Male

Cecil

Rycroft

Grand Son
Female

Mary Ann

Oliver

Cousin
Female

Mary Jane

Johnson

Servant
Female

Emma

Price

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Rycroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Rycroft

Head

Widower

58

1823

York, Yorkshire, England

George Harrison

Rycroft

Son

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Hannah

Rycroft

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

Rycroft

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Rycroft

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Beatrice

Rycroft

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Timperley, Cheshire, England

Lucy Hartley

Rycroft

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Constance

Rycroft

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Earnest

Rycroft

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Cecil

Rycroft

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Harford, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Oliver

Cousin

-

59

1822

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Johnson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Cheshire, England

Emma

Price

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lea, Herefordshire, England

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