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Household of William E Ratcliff (born 1853, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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.

William E Ratcliff and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William E Ratcliff, born in 1853 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William E was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Ratcliff, born in 1856 in Ramsgate, Kent, England. They had 3 children; William J (born 1877 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Harry C (born 1879 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Jessie S (born 1881 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William E's Servant, Elizabeth L (born 1867 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), William E's Boarder, Walter (born 1839 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and William E's Boarder, Sarah (born 1813 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William E Ratcliff's household

Male

William E

Ratcliff

Head
Female

Sarah J

Ratcliff

Wife
Male

William J

Ratcliff

Son
Male

Harry C

Ratcliff

Son
Female

Jessie S

Ratcliff

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth L

Oliver

Servant
Male

Walter

Moyne

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Beniser Or Brxiser

Boarder
First name(s) William E
Last name Ratcliff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William E

Ratcliff

Head

Married

28

1853

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Sarah J

Ratcliff

Wife

Married

25

1856

Ramsgate, Kent, England

William J

Ratcliff

Son

Single

4

1877

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Harry C

Ratcliff

Son

Single

2

1879

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Jessie S

Ratcliff

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Elizabeth L

Oliver

Servant

Single

14

1867

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Walter

Moyne

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Sarah

Beniser Or Brxiser

Boarder

Widow

68

1813

London, Middlesex, England

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