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Household of Robert Ratcliffe (born 1837, 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.

Robert Ratcliffe and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ratcliffe, born in 1837 in Musbury, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ratcliffe, born in 1842 in Barrowford, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah Jane, born 1872 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, Susannah (born 1860 in Twiston, Lancashire, England), Robert's Lodger, John (born 1848 in Macclesfield, Derbyshire, England), Robert's Lodger, Joseph (born 1834 in Lancashire, England) and Robert's Lodger, Mary Ellen (born 1854 in Lancashire, England).


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Robert Ratcliffe's household

Male

Robert

Ratcliffe

Head
Female

Margaret

Ratcliffe

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Whipp

Lodger
Male

John

Taylor

Lodger
Male

Joseph

Shakleton

Lodger
Female

Mary Ellen

Gaskell

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ratcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Musbury, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ratcliffe

Head

Married

44

1837

Musbury, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ratcliffe

Wife

Married

39

1842

Barrowford, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Susannah

Whipp

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Twiston, Lancashire, England

John

Taylor

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Macclesfield, Derbyshire, England

Joseph

Shakleton

Lodger

Widower

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Gaskell

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Lancashire, England

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