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Household of William Rickson (born 1844, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cuckfield, Sussex, 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 Rickson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rickson, born in 1844 in Reigate, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mercy Rickson, born in 1848 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Esther (born 1868 in Reigate, Surrey, England), Eliza (born 1870 in Croydon, Surrey, England), George (born 1873 in Ardingly, Sussex, England), Mercy (born 1875 in Ardingly, Sussex, England), Margaret (born 1876 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Ann (born 1857 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England), William's Visitor, Mercy (born 1880 in Steyning, Sussex, England) and William's Lodger, Albert (born 1861 in Slaugham, Sussex, England).


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William Rickson's household

Male

William

Rickson

Head
Female

Mercy

Rickson

Wife
Female

Esther

Rickson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Rickson

Daughter
Male

George

Rickson

Son
Female

Mercy

Rickson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Rickson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rickson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Smith

Visitor
Female

Mercy

Smith

Visitor
Male

Albert

Turrell

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Rickson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Reigate, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rickson

Head

Married

37

1844

Reigate, Surrey, England

Mercy

Rickson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Esther

Rickson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Reigate, Surrey, England

Eliza

Rickson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Croydon, Surrey, England

George

Rickson

Son

Single

8

1873

Ardingly, Sussex, England

Mercy

Rickson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ardingly, Sussex, England

Margaret

Rickson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Mary

Rickson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Ann

Smith

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Mercy

Smith

Visitor

Single

1

1880

Steyning, Sussex, England

Albert

Turrell

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Slaugham, Sussex, England

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