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Household of William Ratcliffe (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

William Ratcliffe and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ratcliffe, born in 1842 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Ratcliffe, born in 1843 in Aspull, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Seth (born 1865 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Mary Alice (born 1869 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1875 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1878 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1880 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Ann Alice Jolly, born in 1864 in -.


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William Ratcliffe's household

Male

William

Ratcliffe

Head
Female

Ann

Ratcliffe

Wife
Male

Seth

Ratcliffe

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Male

James

Ratcliffe

Son
Female

Jane

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Male

William

Ratcliffe

Son
Female

Sarah A

Ratcliffe

Daughter
Female

Ann Alice

Jolly

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Ratcliffe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ratcliffe

Head

Married

39

1842

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Ratcliffe

Wife

Married

38

1843

Aspull, Lancashire, England

Seth

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

16

1865

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

James

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

8

1873

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

William

Ratcliffe

Son

Single

3

1878

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Ratcliffe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Ann Alice

Jolly

Niece

Single

17

1864

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