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Household of Ratcliffe Mills (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Ratcliffe Mills and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ratcliffe Mills, born in 1842 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Ratcliffe was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mills, born in 1837 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Scotland) and George (born 1867 in Australia).
During the period, also present in the household were Ratcliffe's Lodger, Henry (born 1850 in Bacup, Lancashire, England), Ratcliffe's Lodger, Thomas (born 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Ratcliffe's Lodger, John (born 1860 in Darwen, Lancashire, England).


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Ratcliffe Mills's household

Male

Ratcliffe

Mills

Head
Female

Margaret

Mills

Wife
Female

Jessie

Mills

Daughter
Male

George

Mills

Son
Male

Henry

Stansfield

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Robinson

Lodger
Male

John

Turner

Lodger
First name(s) Ratcliffe
Last name Mills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ratcliffe

Mills

Head

Married

39

1842

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mills

Wife

Married

44

1837

Scotland

Jessie

Mills

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Scotland

George

Mills

Son

Single

14

1867

Australia

Henry

Stansfield

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Robinson

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Turner

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Darwen, Lancashire, England

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