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Household of Lawrence Rycroft (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Lawrence Rycroft and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Rycroft, born in 1853 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, married to Sarah Rycroft, born in 1854 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Helena (born 1875 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Willie (born 1879 in Nelson, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1880 in Nelson, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Nelson, Lancashire, England).


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Lawrence Rycroft's household

Male

Lawrence

Rycroft

Head
Female

Sarah

Rycroft

Wife
Female

Helena

Rycroft

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Rycroft

Daughter
Male

Willie

Rycroft

Son
Female

Margaret A

Rycroft

Daughter
Male

Albert

Rycroft

Son
First name(s) Lawrence
Last name Rycroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence

Rycroft

Head

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Rycroft

Wife

Married

27

1854

Lancashire, England

Helena

Rycroft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Rycroft

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Willie

Rycroft

Son

Single

2

1879

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Rycroft

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Nelson, Lancashire, England

Albert

Rycroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Nelson, Lancashire, England

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