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Household of Ralph Metcalfe (born 1833, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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.

Ralph Metcalfe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Metcalfe, born in 1833 in Barnard Castle, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Metcalfe, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1861 in Shildon, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1863 in Shildon, Durham, England), William (born 1865 in Shildon, Durham, England) and George (born 1867 in Shildon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ralph's Father In Law, John March, born in 1800 in Yorkshire, England.


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Ralph Metcalfe's household

Male

Ralph

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Ellen

Metcalfe

Wife
Male

John

March

Father In Law
Male

John

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Mary A

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

William

Metcalfe

Son
Male

George

Metcalfe

Son
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Metcalfe

Head

Married

48

1833

Barnard Castle, Durham, England

Ellen

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

John

March

Father In Law

Widower

81

1800

Yorkshire, England

John

Metcalfe

Son

Single

20

1861

Shildon, Durham, England

Mary A

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Shildon, Durham, England

William

Metcalfe

Son

Single

16

1865

Shildon, Durham, England

George

Metcalfe

Son

Single

14

1867

Shildon, Durham, England

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