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Household of William Ratcliff (born 1837, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Ratcliff and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ratcliff, born in 1837 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ratcliff, born in 1839 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Tom (born 1871 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Clarisa Maria (born 1873 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Martha Renee (born 1877 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1880 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Sarah Alice (born 1864 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and William's Mother In Law, Betty (born 1808 in Hollingworth, Lancashire, England).


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William Ratcliff's household

Male

William

Ratcliff

Head
Female

Ellen

Ratcliff

Wife
Female

Sarah Alice

Sidebottom (Ratcliff)

Step Daughter
Male

Tom

Ratcliff

Son
Female

Clarisa Maria

Ratcliff

Daughter
Female

Martha Renee

Ratcliff

Daughter
Female

Emily

Ratcliff

Daughter
Female

Betty

Sidebottom

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Ratcliff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ratcliff

Head

Married

44

1837

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Ratcliff

Wife

Married

42

1839

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah Alice

Sidebottom (Ratcliff)

Step Daughter

Married

17

1864

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Tom

Ratcliff

Son

Married

10

1871

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Clarisa Maria

Ratcliff

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Martha Renee

Ratcliff

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Emily

Ratcliff

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Betty

Sidebottom

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Hollingworth, Lancashire, England

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