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Household of Peter Ratcliffe (born 1835, 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.

Peter Ratcliffe and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Ratcliffe, born in 1835 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Martha Ratcliffe, born in 1829 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1869 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1873 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1864 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Stepson, George (born 1861 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Peter's Stepdaughter, Martha (born 1863 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Peter's Stepdaughter, Sarah Ellen (born 1866 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Peter's Stepson, William (born 1868 in Leigh, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1876 in Leigh, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Ratcliffe's household

Male

Peter

Ratcliffe

Head
Female

Martha

Ratcliffe

Wife
Male

George

Burgess

Stepson
Female

Martha

Burgess

Stepdaughter
Female

Sarah Ellen

Burgess

Stepdaughter
Male

William

Burgess

Stepson
Male

William

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

Peter

Ratcliffe

Son
Male

George

Ratcliffe

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Haeds

Niece
First name(s) Peter
Last name Ratcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Ratcliffe

Head

Married

46

1835

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Martha

Ratcliffe

Wife

Married

52

1829

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

George

Burgess

Stepson

Single

20

1861

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Martha

Burgess

Stepdaughter

Single

18

1863

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Burgess

Stepdaughter

Single

15

1866

Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Burgess

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Leigh, Lancashire, England

William

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

12

1869

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Peter

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

8

1873

Leigh, Lancashire, England

George

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

17

1864

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Haeds

Niece

Single

5

1876

Leigh, Lancashire, England

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