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Household of Joseph Rathbone (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, 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.

Joseph Rathbone and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Rathbone, born in 1847 in Rudheath, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Rathbone, born in 1850 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1874 in Rudheath, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Rudheath, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1878 in Allostock, Cheshire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Emily Ash, born in 1869 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England.


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Joseph Rathbone's household

Male

Joseph

Rathbone

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Rathbone

Wife
Male

George

Rathbone

Son
Male

John

Rathbone

Son
Male

Joseph

Rathbone

Son
Male

Samuel

Rathbone

Son
Female

Mary

Rathbone

Daughter
Female

Emily

Ash

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Rathbone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Rudheath, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Rathbone

Head

Married

34

1847

Rudheath, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Rathbone

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

George

Rathbone

Son

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

John

Rathbone

Son

Single

7

1874

Rudheath, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Rathbone

Son

Single

5

1876

Rudheath, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Rathbone

Son

Single

3

1878

Allostock, Cheshire, England

Mary

Rathbone

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

Emily

Ash

Servant

Single

12

1869

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

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