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Household of Ruth Fish (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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.

Ruth Fish and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Fish, born in 1836 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Ruth was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ann Fish, born in 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret Ann (born 1860 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1862 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Hannah Maria (born 1864 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Ruth Ellen (born 1867 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ruth's Boarder, Ralph Emmett, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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Ruth Fish's household

Female

Ruth

Fish

Head
Female

Margaret Ann

Fish

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Fish

Daughter
Female

Hannah Maria

Fish

Daughter
Female

Ruth Ellen

Fish

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Fish

Son
Male

Ralph

Emmett

Boarder
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Fish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Fish

Head

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

Margaret Ann

Fish

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Fish

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Hannah Maria

Fish

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ruth Ellen

Fish

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Fish

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Emmett

Boarder

Widower

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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