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Household of Ruth Schofield (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Schofield and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ruth Schofield, born in 1823 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Ruth was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Thomas (born 1848 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1854 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Harriett (born 1856 in Audenshaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Ruth's Aunt, Alice Lawton, born in 1831 in Marsden, Yorkshire, England.


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Ruth Schofield's household

Female

Ruth

Schofield

Head
Male

Thomas

Schofield

Son
Female

Mary

Schofield

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Schofield

Daughter
Female

Alice

Lawton

Aunt
First name(s) Ruth
Last name Schofield
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ruth

Schofield

Head

Widow

58

1823

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Schofield

Son

Single

33

1848

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Schofield

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Harriett

Schofield

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Audenshaw, Lancashire, England

Alice

Lawton

Aunt

Single

50

1831

Marsden, Yorkshire, England

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