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Household of William Ravenscroft (born 1812, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 Ravenscroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ravenscroft, born in 1812 in Knutsford, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William Jun (born 1851 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1852 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1859 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth J (born 1861 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Catherine (born 1840 in Conway, Caernarvonshire, Wales), William's Servant, Sarah (born 1841 in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Edith (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Ravenscroft's household

Male

William

Ravenscroft

Head
Male

William Jun

Ravenscroft

Son
Male

Samuel

Ravenscroft

Son
Female

Mary

Ravenscroft

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Ravenscroft

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Owen

Servant
Female

Sarah

Kirkham

Servant
Female

Edith

Mills

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ravenscroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Knutsford, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ravenscroft

Head

Widower

69

1812

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

William Jun

Ravenscroft

Son

Single

30

1851

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Ravenscroft

Son

Single

29

1852

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ravenscroft

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth J

Ravenscroft

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Owen

Servant

Single

41

1840

Conway, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Sarah

Kirkham

Servant

Single

40

1841

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England

Edith

Mills

Servant

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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