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Household of Ralph Orrell (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

Ralph Orrell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Orrell, born in 1839 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Ralph was the head of the household, married to Betsy Orrell, born in 1837 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Benjamin (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and David Taylor (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ralph's Mother In Law, Alice Livsey, born in 1809 in Darwen, Lancashire, England.


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Ralph Orrell's household

Male

Ralph

Orrell

Head
Female

Betsy

Orrell

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Orrell

Son
Female

Jane

Orrell

Daughter
Male

Edward

Orrell

Son
Male

John

Orrell

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Orrell

Daughter
Male

David Taylor

Orrell

Son
Female

Alice

Livsey

Mother In Law
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Orrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Orrell

Head

Married

42

1839

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Orrell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Orrell

Son

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Orrell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Orrell

Son

Single

11

1870

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Orrell

Son

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Orrell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

David Taylor

Orrell

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Livsey

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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