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Household of Thomas Ratcliffe (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Thomas Ratcliffe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ratcliffe, born in 1853 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Ratcliffe, born in 1850 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Bedford, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Bedford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, Walter Sims, born in 1851 in Bedford, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Ratcliffe's household

Male

Thomas

Ratcliffe

Head
Female

Mary

Ratcliffe

Wife
Male

William

Ratcliffe

Son
Female

Sarah

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Female

Alice

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Male

Walter

Sims

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ratcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ratcliffe

Head

Married

28

1853

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ratcliffe

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bedford, Lancashire, England

Walter

Sims

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Bedford, Lancashire, England

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