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Household of Joseph Ratcliffe (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Joseph Ratcliffe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ratcliffe, born in 1842 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ratcliffe, born in 1851 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Harriett (born 1869 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1873 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1879 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, John Ward, born in 1817 in Leigh, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Ratcliffe's household

Male

Joseph

Ratcliffe

Head
Female

Sarah

Ratcliffe

Wife
Female

Harriett

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Male

Richard

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

Joseph

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

John

Ward

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ratcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ratcliffe

Head

Married

39

1842

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ratcliffe

Wife

Married

30

1851

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Harriett

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

2

1879

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

0

1881

Leigh, Lancashire, England

John

Ward

Boarder

Widower

64

1817

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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